Relationship dossier
Guinea
Israel
Relationship assessment
Relations resumed in 2016 after a long rupture, followed by high-level contact and bilateral cooperation.
Guinea toward Israel
+15Guinea restored diplomatic relations with Israel in 2016 after severing them in 1967. President Alpha Condé’s 2017 visit to Israel provided a further high-level government contact.
Israel toward Guinea
+15Israel restored diplomatic relations with Guinea in 2016 and engaged in renewed bilateral cooperation, including through high-level contacts with the Guinean government.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship shifted from a prolonged diplomatic rupture to renewed ties in 2016, followed by high-level contact and cooperation. The renewed engagement is meaningful, but its scope and durability 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 and Israel restored diplomatic relations in 2016 after Guinea severed them in 1967. Guinean President Alpha Condé visited Israel in 2017, and the countries pursued bilateral cooperation. These steps indicate renewed but relatively limited engagement, against a history of a prolonged diplomatic rupture.
Areas of tension
- Guinea’s 1967 severance of diplomatic relations with Israel marked a prolonged period of bilateral estrangement.
Key developments
Guinea and Israel restored diplomatic relations after a rupture dating to 1967.
Guinean President Alpha Condé visited Israel for high-level bilateral engagement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The extent of sustained government engagement after the high-level contacts is unclear.