What keeps it alive
One of West Africa's most fragile states. ECOWAS member. Nigeria has maintained relations through repeated coups and instability.
Active drivers
DIPLOMATIC
Anchors
ECOWAS · AU
Accountability
Guinea-Bissau is identified as a narco-state — cocaine transshipment from Latin America to Europe. Nigerian drug networks have at various points intersected with Guinea-Bissau transit routes.
Key moments
- 1974Relations established on independence from Portugal.
- 2012Military coup. ECOWAS (Nigeria) condemned and imposed sanctions.
Remittance corridor
Inflow: Negligible
Cost: N/A
Cash