Relationship dossier
Guinea
South Africa
Relationship assessment
High-level engagement and cooperation agreements underpin Guinea–South Africa relations
Guinea toward South Africa
+30Guinea engaged with South Africa in concluding bilateral cooperation agreements, including arrangements covering sectors such as mining, agriculture, education, and science and technology.
South Africa toward Guinea
+30South Africa engaged with Guinea in concluding bilateral cooperation agreements, including arrangements covering sectors such as mining, agriculture, education, and science and technology.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship is supported by high-level engagement and bilateral cooperation agreements across several sectors. The known pattern is cooperative, but limited detail about implementation and sustained activity constrains the assessment of its depth.
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 South Africa have pursued government cooperation through high-level engagement and agreements covering areas including mining, agriculture, education, and science and technology. The relationship is cooperative, though the scope and implementation of these arrangements are not sufficiently clear to characterize it as a close partnership.
Key developments
During a visit by South African President Jacob Zuma to Guinea, the governments pursued cooperation agreements in several sectors, including mining, agriculture, education, and science and technology.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and continuing scope of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- Details of recent government-to-government cooperation are limited.