Relationship dossier
Guinea-Bissau
South Africa
Relationship assessment
Bilateral cooperation marked by agreements concluded during a 2010 presidential visit
Guinea-Bissau toward South Africa
+15Guinea-Bissau joined South Africa in concluding bilateral cooperation agreements during President Jacob Zuma’s 2010 visit. The scope of Guinea-Bissau’s subsequent government cooperation with South Africa is unclear.
South Africa toward Guinea-Bissau
+15South African President Jacob Zuma visited Guinea-Bissau in 2010, and the two governments concluded bilateral cooperation agreements. The extent of South Africa’s subsequent implementation and assistance is unclear.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes bilateral agreements concluded during a presidential visit, indicating a concrete basis for cooperation. The breadth and durability of the arrangements, and the extent of later implementation, are unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Guinea-Bissau and South Africa have pursued bilateral cooperation, including agreements concluded during South African President Jacob Zuma’s 2010 visit to Guinea-Bissau. The relationship appears cooperative, but its breadth and the implementation of that cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
During President Jacob Zuma’s visit to Guinea-Bissau, the two governments concluded bilateral cooperation agreements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of agreements concluded during the 2010 visit are unclear.
- The extent of subsequent direct government cooperation is uncertain.