Relationship dossier
Mozambique
Nigeria
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation, including bilateral agreements and humanitarian assistance
Mozambique toward Nigeria
+25During President Filipe Nyusi’s 2022 visit to Nigeria, Mozambique participated in concluding bilateral agreements intended to expand cooperation. The scope and implementation of those agreements are unclear.
Nigeria toward Mozambique
+25Nigeria contributed humanitarian assistance for Mozambique and other countries affected by Cyclone Idai in 2019. Nigeria also concluded bilateral agreements with Mozambique during President Filipe Nyusi’s 2022 visit.
Overall relationship
+25Bilateral ties include concrete cooperation through agreements concluded in 2022 and Nigerian humanitarian assistance following Cyclone Idai in 2019. These initiatives provide a cooperative foundation, while available detail on sustained engagement and implementation is limited.
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
Mozambique and Nigeria have pursued practical bilateral cooperation, including agreements concluded during President Filipe Nyusi’s 2022 visit to Nigeria. Nigeria also contributed humanitarian assistance for Mozambique and other countries affected by Cyclone Idai in 2019. These actions indicate moderate cooperation, though the breadth and durability of bilateral engagement are uncertain.
Key developments
Nigeria contributed humanitarian assistance for Mozambique and other countries affected by Cyclone Idai.
During President Filipe Nyusi’s visit to Nigeria, the two governments concluded bilateral agreements to expand cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of agreements concluded during the 2022 visit are unclear.
- Details of ongoing bilateral cooperation beyond these initiatives are limited.