Relationship dossier
Ivory Coast
Tunisia
Relationship assessment
Bilateral cooperation marked by agreements signed during a 2017 Tunisian presidential visit
Ivory Coast toward Tunisia
+25The Ivorian government joined Tunisia in signing bilateral agreements during President Béji Caïd Essebsi’s 2017 visit to Abidjan, supporting formal cooperation between the two governments.
Tunisia toward Ivory Coast
+25The Tunisian government pursued bilateral cooperation with Côte d’Ivoire, including through agreements signed during President Béji Caïd Essebsi’s 2017 visit to Abidjan.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes a concrete framework for cooperation through agreements signed during a 2017 presidential visit. The available basis for characterizing the wider and longer-term relationship is limited, and the agreements’ implementation is 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
Côte d’Ivoire and Tunisia have pursued formal bilateral cooperation, including an agreement package signed during Tunisian President Béji Caïd Essebsi’s visit to Abidjan in 2017. This provides evidence of practical government engagement, though the scope and implementation of the agreements are unclear.
Key developments
During Tunisian President Béji Caïd Essebsi’s visit to Abidjan, the governments signed a package of bilateral agreements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the 2017 bilateral agreements are unclear.
- The extent of subsequent bilateral government cooperation is unclear.