The Republic of Guinea-Bissau follows a nonaligned foreign policy and seeks friendly and cooperative relations with a wide variety of states and organizations. France, Portugal, Angola, Brazil, Egypt, Nigeria, Libya, Cuba, the Palestine Liberation Organization, Ghana, and Russia have diplomatic offices in Bissau.
List of countries which Guinea-Bissau maintains diplomatic relations with:
# | Country | Date |
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1 | Hungary | 15 June 1973 [1] |
2 | Russia | 30 September 1973 [2] |
3 | Vietnam | 30 September 1973 [3] |
4 | Cuba | 1 October 1973 [4] |
5 | India | 7 October 1973 [5] |
6 | Poland | 3 October 1973 [6] |
7 | Panama | 16 October 1973 [7] |
8 | Czech Republic | 19 October 1973 [8] |
9 | Romania | 16 November 1973 [9] |
10 | Guinea | 12 February 1974 [10] |
11 | Liberia | 20 February 1974 [11] |
12 | China | 15 March 1974 [12] |
13 | North Korea | 16 March 1974 [13] |
14 | Serbia | 10 May 1974 [14] |
15 | Algeria | 13 May 1974 [14] |
16 | Bulgaria | 2 June 1974 [15] |
17 | Egypt | 11 June 1974 [16] |
18 | Libya | 4 July 1974 [17] |
19 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 19 July 1974 [18] |
20 | Japan | 1 August 1974 [19] |
21 | Finland | 9 August 1974 [20] |
22 | Gambia | 10 August 1974 [21] |
23 | Mauritania | 10 August 1974 [21] |
24 | Senegal | 10 August 1974 [21] |
25 | Chile | 23 August 1974 [22] |
26 | Argentina | 9 September 1974 [23] |
27 | Kuwait | 6 November 1974 [24] |
28 | Albania | 15 November 1974 [25] |
29 | Brazil | 22 November 1974 [26] |
30 | Portugal | 29 November 1974 [27] |
31 | Pakistan | 1974 [28] |
32 | Sierra Leone | 28 January 1975 [29] |
33 | Spain | 3 March 1975 [30] |
34 | United Kingdom | 12 March 1975 [31] |
35 | Sweden | 14 March 1975 [32] |
36 | Norway | 7 April 1975 [33] |
37 | Cape Verde | 5 July 1975 [34] |
38 | France | 15 July 1975 [35] |
39 | Germany | 9 August 1975 [36] |
40 | Netherlands | 13 August 1975 [37] |
41 | United States | 3 September 1975 [38] |
42 | Mongolia | 14 October 1975 [39] |
43 | Iraq | 9 December 1975 [40] |
44 | Turkey | 1975 [41] |
45 | Canada | 26 March 1976 [42] |
46 | Mozambique | 9 June 1976 [43] |
47 | Austria | 15 October 1976 [44] |
48 | Philippines | 26 October 1976 [45] |
49 | Belgium | 2 August 1977 [46] |
50 | Israel | 18 May 1978 [47] |
51 | Ivory Coast | 9 October 1979 [48] |
52 | Luxembourg | 7 December 1979 [49] |
53 | Mali | 1980 [50] |
54 | Tunisia | 1980 [51] |
55 | Uganda | 1980 [52] |
56 | Burkina Faso | 18 August 1981 [53] |
57 | Grenada | 4 December 1981 [54] |
58 | Italy | 15 December 1982 [55] |
59 | Switzerland | 22 February 1983 [56] |
60 | Bangladesh | 15 March 1983 [57] |
61 | Mexico | 23 March 1983 [58] |
62 | Thailand | 6 December 1983 [59] |
63 | South Korea | 22 December 1983 [60] |
64 | Saudi Arabia | 1983 [61] |
65 | Tanzania | 1984 [62] |
66 | Morocco | 27 February 1986 [63] |
— | Holy See | 12 July 1986 [64] |
67 | Peru | 29 September 1986 [65] |
68 | Colombia | 23 March 1989 [59] |
— | State of Palestine | November 1989 [66] |
69 | Iran | 22 August 1990 [67] |
70 | Denmark | 8 November 1991 [68] |
71 | Qatar | 27 July 1992 [69] |
72 | Oman | 5 August 1992 [70] |
73 | Azerbaijan | 27 August 1992 [71] |
74 | Armenia | 3 September 1992 [72] |
75 | Brunei | 3 June 1994 [73] |
76 | South Africa | 11 October 1994 [74] |
77 | Costa Rica | 28 March 1995 [59] |
78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18 October 1995 [75] |
79 | Croatia | 19 October 1995 [76] |
80 | Singapore | 1 July 1996 [77] |
81 | Ecuador | 10 December 1996 [59] |
82 | Indonesia | 12 December 1996 [78] |
83 | Slovenia | 24 July 1997 [79] |
84 | Slovakia | 8 October 1997 [80] |
85 | North Macedonia | 29 June 2000 [81] |
86 | Malaysia | 2000 [82] |
87 | Belarus | 27 September 2002 [83] |
88 | Iceland | 24 September 2004 [59] |
89 | Venezuela | 6 April 2006 [59] |
90 | Montenegro | 29 June 2006 [84] |
91 | Angola | 8 January 2007 [85] |
92 | Dominican Republic | 27 September 2007 [86] |
93 | Estonia | 8 December 2007 [87] |
94 | Cyprus | 20 May 2008 [59] |
95 | Ukraine | 22 February 2009 [88] |
96 | Botswana | 22 March 2010 [59] |
97 | Uruguay | 26 March 2010 [89] |
98 | Cambodia | 30 June 2010 [90] |
99 | Georgia | 9 March 2011 [59] |
100 | Australia | 14 March 2011 [91] |
101 | Kazakhstan | 19 April 2013 [59] |
102 | Fiji | 7 July 2014 [59] |
— | Kosovo | 10 June 2018 [92] |
103 | Equatorial Guinea | 22 November 2018 [93] |
104 | Kenya | 7 January 2020 [94] |
105 | Lebanon | 20 October 2020 [95] |
106 | Rwanda | 27 April 2021 [96] |
107 | Zimbabwe | 27 April 2021 [96] |
108 | Latvia | 14 July 2021 [59] |
109 | Lithuania | 21 September 2021 [97] |
110 | East Timor | 11 November 2021 [98] |
111 | Ireland | 25 November 2021 [99] |
112 | Republic of the Congo | 25 November 2021 [99] |
113 | Andorra | 5 April 2022 [100] |
114 | Monaco | 17 May 2022 [101] |
115 | Maldives | 23 September 2022 [59] |
116 | Myanmar | 6 March 2023 [102] |
117 | Paraguay | 13 July 2023 [59] |
118 | Namibia | 8 December 2023 [103] |
119 | Jordan | 3 March 2024 [104] |
120 | Madagascar | 30 July 2024 [105] |
121 | Tajikistan | 27 September 2024 [106] |
122 | Benin | Unknown [107] |
123 | Cameroon | Unknown [108] |
124 | Ethiopia | Unknown [109] |
125 | Gabon | Unknown [110] |
126 | Ghana | Unknown [111] |
127 | Greece | Unknown [112] |
128 | Niger | Unknown [113] |
129 | Nigeria | Unknown [114] |
130 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Unknown [115] |
131 | Sri Lanka | Unknown [116] |
132 | Togo | Unknown [117] |
133 | United Arab Emirates | Unknown [118] |
Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
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Angola | ||
Brazil | 22 November 1974 | See Brazil–Guinea-Bissau relations
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Cape Verde | 5 July 1975 | See Cape Verde–Guinea-Bissau relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 July 1975 [34] The Republic of Cape Verde islands are about 900 km north-west of Guinea-Bissau. Both were colonies of the Portuguese Empire and they campaigned together for independence with a plan for unification, but the countries separated after 1980. [121] [122]
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China | 15 March 1974, broken 31 May 1990, Restored 23 April 1998 [123] | See China–Guinea-Bissau relations
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Czech Republic | 19 October 1973 | |
Egypt | 11 June 1974 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 11 June 1974 [126]
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Hungary | 15 October 1973 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 October 1973 [128] Hungary is represented in Guinea-Bissau by its embassy in Lisbon, Portugal. [129] |
Mozambique | 9 June 1976 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 9 June 1976 [43]
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Portugal | 10 September 1974 | See Guinea-Bissau–Portugal relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 September 1974. [130] |
Russia | 6 October 1973 | See Guinea-Bissau–Russia relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 6 October 1973. [131]
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Senegal | 10 August 1974 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 August 1974, when first ambassador of Senegal Mr Saer Gaye presented his credentials to head of state Luis Cabral [132]
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Serbia | 10 May 1974 |
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Spain | 3 March 1975 | See Guinea-Bissau–Spain relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 March 1975 [135]
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Sweden | 14 March 1975 | See Guinea-Bissau–Sweden relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 14 March 1975 when Sweden's first Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau , Mr. D. Friedman , presented his credentials to President Louis Cabral. [32]
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East Timor | 11 November 2021 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 11 November 2021 when Ambassador of Guinea-Bissau (resident in Beijing) Mr. Antonio Serifo Embalo presented his credentials to President Timor Leste Francisco Guterres Lu-Olo. [136]
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Turkey | See Guinea-Bissau–Turkey relations | |
Ukraine | 12 February 2009 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 12 February 2009 [138] |
United States | 3 September 1975 | See Guinea-Bissau–United States relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 September 1975 [140] The U.S. Embassy suspended operations in Bissau on 14 June 1998, in the midst of violent conflict between forces loyal to then-President Vieira and the military-led junta. Prior to and following the embassy closure, the United States and Guinea-Bissau have enjoyed excellent bilateral relations.
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Guinea-Bissau is a member of several international organizations: the United Nations and many of its specialized and related agencies, including the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the Group of 77, and the International Civil Aviation Organization.
Guinea-Bissau is also a member of the African Development Bank (AFDB), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the African Union (AU), and the permanent Interstate Committee for drought control in the Sahel (CILSS).
Burkina Faso has good relations with the European Union, African and certain Asian countries.
Burundi's relations with its neighbours have often been affected by security concerns. During the Burundian Civil War, hundreds of thousands of Burundian refugees have at various times crossed to neighboring Rwanda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Some Burundian rebel groups have used neighboring countries as bases for insurgent activities. The 1993 embargo placed on Burundi by regional states hurt diplomatic relations with its neighbors; relations have improved since the 1999 suspension of these sanctions.
Cameroon's noncontentious, low-profile approach to foreign relations puts it squarely in the middle of other African and developing country states on major issues. It supports the principles of non-interference in the affairs of third world countries and increased assistance to underdeveloped countries. Cameroon is an active participant in the United Nations, where its voting record demonstrates its commitment to causes that include international peacekeeping, the rule of law, environmental protection, and Third World economic development. In the UN and other human rights fora, Cameroon's non-confrontational approach has generally led it to avoid criticizing other countries.
Cape Verde follows a policy of nonalignment and seeks cooperative relations with all friendly states. Angola, Brazil, the People's Republic of China, Cuba, France, Germany, Portugal, Senegal, Russia, South Korea and the United States maintain embassies in Praia.
The government's official policy is one of nonalignment. In its search for assistance to meet the goal of national reconstruction, the government of Equatorial Guinea has established diplomatic relations with numerous European and Third World countries. Having achieved independence under UN sponsorship, Equatorial Guinea feels a special kinship with that organization. It became the 126th UN member on November 12, 1968. Equatorial Guinea served as a non-permanent member on the United Nations Security Council from 2017 to 2019.
Gabon has followed a non-aligned policy, advocating dialogue in international affairs and recognizing both parts of divided countries. Since 1973, the number of countries establishing diplomatic relations with Gabon has doubled. In inter-African affairs, Gabon espouses development by evolution rather than revolution and favors regulated free enterprise as the system most likely to promote rapid economic growth. Concerned about stability in Central Africa and the potential for intervention, Gabon has been directly involved with mediation efforts in Chad, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Angola, and former Zaire. In December 1999, through the mediation efforts of President Bongo, a peace accord was signed in the Republic of Congo between the government and most leaders of an armed rebellion. President Bongo has remained involved in the continuing Congolese peace process. Gabon has been a strong proponent of regional stability, and Gabonese armed forces played an important role in the UN Peacekeeping Mission to the Central African Republic (MINURCA).
The foreign relations of Ghana are controlled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ghana. Ghana is active in the United Nations and many of its specialised agencies, the World Trade Organization, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States. Ghana generally follows the consensus of the Non-aligned Movement and the OAU on economic and political issues not directly affecting its own interests. Ghana has been extremely active in international peacekeeping activities under UN auspices in Lebanon, Afghanistan, Rwanda, and the Balkans, in addition to an eight-year sub-regional initiative with its ECOWAS partners to develop and then enforce a cease-fire in Liberia. Ghana is also a member of the International Criminal Court.
The foreign relations of Guinea, including those with its West African neighbors, have improved steadily since 1985.
Madagascar has diplomatic relations with many countries, both individual bilateral relations and by virtue of its membership of African and other regional blocs. International aid has been received from the IMF and the World Bank, and a national environmental plan supported by the World Bank and USAID began in 1990.
Following independence in 1960, Mali initially followed a socialist path and was aligned ideologically with the communist bloc. Mali's foreign policy orientation became increasingly pragmatic and pro-Western over time. Since the institution of a democratic form of government in 1992, Mali's relations with the West in general and the United States in particular have improved significantly. U.S.-Malian relations are described by the U.S. Department of State as "excellent and expanding," especially given Mali's recent record of democratic stability in the volatile area of West Africa and its avowed support of the war on terrorism. Mali is reported to be one of the largest recipients of U.S. aid in Africa.
For the two decades preceding the Republic of the Congo's 1991 National Conference, the country was firmly in the socialist camp, allied principally with the Soviet Union and other Eastern bloc nations. Educational, economic, and foreign aid links between Congo and its Eastern bloc allies were extensive, with the Congolese military and security forces receiving significant Soviet, East German, and Cuban assistance.
Senegal's first President, Léopold Senghor, advocated close relations with France and negotiation and compromise as the best means of resolving international differences after Senegal's independence from its status as a French colony. To a large extent, the two succeeding presidents, Abdou Diouf and Abdoulaye Wade, have carried on Senghor's policies and philosophies. Senegal has long supported functional integration among French-speaking West African states through the West African Economic and Monetary Union.
Tanzania's first president, Julius Nyerere also was one of the founding members of the Non-Aligned Movement, and, during the Cold War era, Tanzania played an important role in regional and international organisations, such as the Non-Aligned Movement, the front-line states, the G-77, and the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). One of Africa's best-known elder statesmen, Nyerere was personally active in many of these organisations, and served chairman of the OAU (1984–85) and chairman of six front-line states concerned with eliminating apartheid in Southern Africa. Nyerere was also involved with peace negotiations in Burundi until his death. Nyerere's death, on 14 October 1999, is still commemorated annually.
Although Togo's foreign policy is nonaligned, it has strong historical and cultural ties with western Europe, especially France and Germany. Togo is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, exchanging high commissioners with other Commonwealth countries. It recognizes the People's Republic of China, North Korea, and Cuba, and re-established relations with Israel in 1987.
Former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has maintained Tunisia's long-time policy of seeking good relations with the West, while playing an active role in Arab and African regional bodies. President Habib Bourguiba took a nonaligned stance but emphasized close relations with Europe, Pakistan, and the United States.
After seizing power in the 1972 coup d'état, Major Mathieu Kérékou declared the People's Republic of Benin a Marxist-Leninist state and sought financial support from communist governments in Eastern Europe and Asia. To distance the modern state from its colonial past, the country became the People's Republic of Benin in 1975. However, Benin dropped the socialist ideology in 1989 following pressure from creditors and domestic unrest related to economic hardship.
Until independence in 1975, São Tomé and Príncipe had few ties abroad except those that passed through Portugal. Following independence, the new government sought to expand its diplomatic relationships. A common language, tradition, and colonial legacy have led to close collaboration between São Tomé and other ex-Portuguese colonies in Africa, particularly Angola. São Toméan relations with other African countries in the region, such as Gabon and the Republic of the Congo, are also good. In December 2000, São Tomé signed the African Union treaty; it was later ratified by the National Assembly.
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Foreign relations of Djibouti are managed by the Djiboutian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Djibouti maintains close ties with the governments of Somalia, Ethiopia, France and the United States. It is likewise an active participant in African Union, United Nations, Non-Aligned Movement, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and Arab League affairs.
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