Relationship dossier
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Relationship assessment
Guinea supported the PAIGC during Guinea-Bissau’s independence struggle; subsequent bilateral cooperation is less clear.
Guinea toward Guinea-Bissau
+30Under Sékou Touré, Guinea supported the PAIGC during its struggle for Guinea-Bissau’s independence, a concrete instance of government assistance.
Guinea-Bissau toward Guinea
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow 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 under Sékou Touré supported the PAIGC, the movement that led Guinea-Bissau’s independence struggle. That historical assistance is a concrete cooperative feature of the relationship. Information about Guinea-Bissau’s government conduct toward Guinea and the scope of subsequent bilateral cooperation is limited.
Key developments
Guinea under Sékou Touré supported the PAIGC during Guinea-Bissau’s independence struggle.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of post-independence bilateral agreements and their implementation is unclear.
- Details of Guinea-Bissau government cooperation with Guinea are limited.