Relationship dossier
Israel
Mozambique
Relationship assessment
Diplomatic ties with practical cooperation in agriculture, water, communications, and security
Israel toward Mozambique
+30Israel has pursued bilateral cooperation with Mozambique in areas including agriculture, water management, communications, and security. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's 2017 visit to Mozambique included engagement on expanding cooperation.
Mozambique toward Israel
+30Mozambique has engaged Israel in bilateral cooperation, including agreements and exchanges concerning agriculture, water management, communications, and security. President Filipe Nyusi's 2018 visit to Israel reflected government-level engagement.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship combines diplomatic engagement with practical cooperation across several sectors. High-level visits and bilateral initiatives indicate a cooperative structure, while the scale and sustained implementation of the agreements remain 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
Israel and Mozambique have maintained diplomatic relations and pursued practical cooperation, including agreements and exchanges focused on agriculture, water management, communications, and security. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Mozambique in 2017, and the two governments have engaged in bilateral cooperation. The scope and continuity of these initiatives are not clear.
Key developments
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Mozambique and discussed expanding bilateral cooperation, including in agriculture, water, communications, and security.
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi visited Israel, continuing high-level bilateral engagement.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and continuing scope of the bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- Details of recent government-to-government cooperation are limited.