Foreign relations of the Republic of the Congo

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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.

After the worldwide dissolution of the Soviet Union and Congo's adoption of multi-party democracy in 1991, Congo's bilateral relations with its former socialist allies have become relatively less important. France is now by far Congo's principal external partner, contributing significant amounts of economic assistance, while playing a highly influential role.

Congo-Brazzaville is also a member of the International Criminal Court with a Bilateral Immunity Agreement of protection for the US-military.

Membership in international organizations includes the United Nations, Organisation of African Unity, African Development Bank, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), Economic Commission for Central African States, Central African Customs and Economic Union, International Coffee Organization, Union of Central African States, Intelsat, International Criminal Police Organization - Interpol, Non-Aligned Movement, and Group of 77.

Disputes - international: most of the Congo River boundary with the Democratic Republic of the Congo is indefinite (no agreement has been reached on the division of the river or its islands, except in the Pool Malebo (Stanley Pool) area.

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which the Republic of the Congo maintains diplomatic relations with:

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# Country Date
1 Germany 15 August 1960[1]
2 United Kingdom 15 August 1960[2]
3 United States 15 August 1960[3]
4 France 16 August 1960[4]
5 Japan 18 August 1960[5]
6 Israel 9 November 1960[6]
7 Belgium 15 April 1961[7]
8 Netherlands 3 August 1961[8]
9 South Korea 21 August 1961[9]
10 Tunisia 1961[10]
11 Canada February 1962[11]
12 Cameroon 26 November 1962[12][13]
13 Central African Republic 26 November 1962[14]
14 Sweden 27 September 1962[15]
15 Gabon November 1962[16]
16 Chad 13 February 1963[17]
— Holy See 16 February 1963[18]
17 Mali 20 February 1963[19]
18 Algeria 4 January 1964[20]
19 Ghana 8 February 1964[21]
20 China 22 February 1964[22]
21 Russia 16 March 1964[23]
22 Czech Republic 23 March 1964[24]
23 Serbia 28 March 1964[25]
24  Switzerland 21 April 1964[26]
25 Cuba 10 May 1964[27]
26 Vietnam 16 July 1964[28]
27 Egypt 28 July 1964[29]
28 North Korea 24 December 1964[30]
29 Bulgaria 31 December 1964[31]
30 Uganda 1964[32]
31 Nigeria 23 February 1965[33]
32 Italy 20 April 1965[34]
33 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5 November 1965[35][36]
34 Romania 21 August 1966[37]
35 Mongolia 31 December 1966[38]
36 Finland 22 March 1967[39]
37 Norway 23 May 1967[40]
38 Denmark 10 June 1967[41]
39 Luxembourg 10 June 1967[41]
40 India 26 August 1967[42]
41 Ethiopia 1967[43]
42 Greece 13 May 1968[44]
43 Albania 23 June 1968[45]
44 Guinea 1 July 1968[46]
45 Senegal 9 April 1969[47]
46 Hungary 14 February 1970[48]
47 Sudan November 1970[49]
48 Mauritania 1970[50]
49 Equatorial Guinea 12 July 1971[51]
50 Chile 1 June 1972[52]
51 Spain 7 December 1972[53]
52 Poland 19 December 1972[54]
53 Zambia 12 January 1973[55]
54 Libya 7 April 1973[56]
55 Portugal 25 January 1975[57]
56 Mozambique 25 June 1975[58]
57 Peru 12 July 1975[59]
58 Mexico 31 July 1975[60]
59 Pakistan 1975[61]
60 Yemen 25 March 1976[62]
61 Angola 25 July 1976[63]
62 Syria 10 February 1977[64]
63 Cape Verde 1977[65]
64 Austria 12 July 1978[66]
65 Benin 9 September 1978[67]
66 Liberia 10 August 1979[68]
67 Jamaica 6 September 1979[69]
68 Nicaragua 12 September 1979[70]
69 Morocco 1979[71]
70 Argentina 2 January 1980[72]
71 Ecuador 12 February 1980[73]
72 Brazil 4 March 1980[72]
73 Burundi 21 December 1980[74]
74 Tanzania 22 October 1981[75]
75 Turkey 9 November 1981[76]
76 Rwanda 17 August 1982[77]
77 Grenada 1 September 1983[78]
78 Togo 6 August 1984[79]
79 Djibouti February 1985[80]
80 Iran 25 November 1986[81]
81 Uruguay 22 September 1987[82]
82 Thailand 25 August 1988[83]
— State of Palestine 6 April 1989[84]
83 Namibia 23 March 1990[85]
— Sovereign Military Order of Malta 1992[86]
84 South Africa 22 March 1993[87]
85 Slovakia 30 June 1998[88]
86 Saudi Arabia 1 February 1999[89]
87 Ukraine 3 June 1999[72]
88 Bahrain 9 June 1999[90]
89 Colombia 1 July 1999[72]
90 Kazakhstan 21 September 1999[72]
91 Philippines 19 January 2000[72]
92 Qatar 25 April 2000[72]
93 Brunei 15 May 2000[72]
94 Cambodia 13 September 2000[91]
95 Kuwait 31 October 2000[92]
96 North Macedonia 7 February 2001[93]
97 Singapore 8 February 2001[72]
98 Lebanon 12 April 2001[94]
99 Malaysia 2001[95]
100 Belarus 11 February 2002[96]
101 Iceland 15 December 2004[72]
102 Indonesia 2004[97]
103 Lithuania 5 December 2005[72]
104 Venezuela 6 April 2006[72]
105 Estonia 26 April 2006[98]
106 Timor-Leste 7 November 2006[72]
107 Botswana 9 November 2006[72]
108 Armenia 15 March 2007[72]
109 Paraguay 23 March 2007[99]
110 Slovenia 19 April 2007[72]
111 Croatia 10 May 2007[100]
112 United Arab Emirates 21 May 2007[101]
113 Costa Rica 4 September 2007[72]
114 Ireland Before April 2008[102]
115 Australia 7 May 2009[72]
116 Montenegro 1 February 2011[72]
117 Malta 14 February 2011[72]
118 Bosnia and Herzegovina 23 February 2011[72]
119 Georgia 3 March 2011[72]
120 Fiji 11 May 2011[72]
121 Mauritius 6 July 2011[72]
122 Sri Lanka 1 February 2012[103]
123 Solomon Islands 6 March 2012[72]
124 Tuvalu 27 April 2012[72]
125 Kenya 28 August 2012[104]
126 Latvia 26 September 2013[72]
127 Monaco 27 February 2014[105]
128 Zimbabwe 27 March 2014[106]
129 Madagascar 17 September 2014[107]
130 Kyrgyzstan 3 February 2016[108]
131 Tajikistan 13 June 2017[109]
132 Azerbaijan 19 March 2018[110]
133 Maldives 20 April 2018[72]
134 San Marino 12 December 2018[111]
135 Bangladesh 12 March 2019[112]
136 Laos 29 August 2019[113]
137 Dominican Republic 16 October 2019[114]
138 Turkmenistan 21 May 2021[115]
139 Guinea-Bissau 26 November 2021[116]
140 Jordan 5 December 2021[117]
141 Andorra 24 February 2022[118]
142 Gambia 17 June 2022[119]
143 Malawi 18 October 2022[120]
144 Comoros 3 February 2023[121]
145 Dominica 25 September 2025[72]
146 Burkina Faso Unknown
147 Eswatini Unknown
148 Iraq Unknown
149 Ivory Coast Unknown
150 Niger Unknown
151 São Tomé and Príncipe Unknown[122]
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Bilateral relations

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Country Formal relations began Notes
CanadaFebruary 1962Both countries established diplomatic relations in February 1962[11]
China22 February 1964See China-Republic of the Congo relations

On February 22, 1964, China established diplomatic relations with the Republic of Congo.[22]

Finland22 March 1967Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 March 1967[125]

See Finland-Republic of the Congo relations

France16 August 1960Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 August 1960[4]
  • Republic of the Congo has an embassy in Paris.
  • France has an embassy in Brazzaville and a consulate-general in Pointe-Noire.[126]
India26 August 1967See Republic of Congo–India relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 26 August 1967.[42]

Israel 9 November 1960 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 9 November 1960 when Ram Yaron was appointed first Israel ambassador at Brazzaville.[6] But Congo severance diplomatic relations with Israel on 31 December 1972.[129] Diplomatic relations were restored between them on 14 July 1991.[130]
Mexico1990Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1990
  • Republic of the Congo is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.[124]
  • Mexico is accredited to the Republic of the Congo from its embassy in Abuja, Nigeria[131]
Namibia23 March 1990Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 March 1990[85]
  • Congo has an embassy in Windhoek.
  • Namibia has an embassy in Brazzaville.
Poland19 December 1972Both countries established diplomatic relations on 19 December 1972[54]

See Poland-Republic of the Congo relations

Portugal 25 May 1961 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 May 1961 when first Ambassador of Portugal with residence in Brazzaville Mr. Gonçalo Correia Caldeira Coelho presented his credentials, but 17 August 1965 Congo severing diplomatic relations with Portugal. Diplomatic ties re-established on 25 January 1975[57]
Russia16 March 1964

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 March 1964[23]

The Republic of the Congo has no embassy in Moscow. Russia has an embassy in Brazzaville.

Senegal 9 April 1969 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 9 April 1969 when Ambassador of Senegal to Congo (Brazzaville) (resident in Kinshasa) Mr. Mademba Sy presented his credentials to Head of State Major Marien Ngouabi[47]
South Korea21 August 1961

The diplomatic relations between the South Korea and the Republic of the Congo were established on 21 August 1961.[9] Bilateral trade in 2011 totalled $52,940,000 exports, and $78,100,000 imports. The Congo was a major oil exporter to Korea.[132]

Tanzania 22 October 1981 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 October 1981 when Ambassador of Tanzania to Congo Mme. Tato Nuru presented his letters of credentials to President of Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso.[75]
Togo 1968 The two countries maintain diplomatic relations and Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé visited the Republic of the Congo in November 2023 meeting President Denis Sassou Nguesso.[133]
Turkey9 November 1981Both countries established diplomatic relations on 9 November 1981[76]
  • Congo has an embassy in Ankara.[134]
  • Turkey has an embassy in Brazzaville.[134]
  • Trade volume between the two countries was 57.25 million USD in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: 1.47/55.8 million USD).[134]
United Kingdom1960See Foreign relations of the United Kingdom

The Congo established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 9 December 1960.

  • The Republic of the Congo maintains an embassy in London.[135]
  • The United Kingdom is not accredited to the Republic of the Congo through an embassy; the UK develops relations through its embassy in Kinshasa, DR Congo.[136]

Both countries share common membership of the Atlantic co-operation pact,[137] the International Criminal Court, and the World Trade Organization. Bilaterally the two countries have an Investment Agreement.[138]

United States15 August 1960Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 August 1960[3]

See Republic of the Congo-United States relations

Diplomatic relations between the United States and Congo were broken during the most radical Congolese-Marxist period, 1965–77. The U.S. Embassy reopened in 1977 with the restoration of relations, which remained distant until the end of the socialist era. The late 1980s were marked by a progressive warming of Congolese relations with Western countries, including the United States. Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso made a state visit to Washington in 1990, where he was received by President George H. W. Bush.

Zambia 12 January 1973 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 12 January 1973 when the first Zambian Ambassador to the Congo People's Republic (resident in Kinshasa), M. Chalikulima, presented his credentials to President Ngouabi[55]
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