Ivorian-Portuguese relations

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The Ivorian-Portuguese relations describe the relationship between the Ivory Coast ( port. : Costa do Marfim ) and Portugal . The states have had direct diplomatic relations since 1975.

In the middle of the 15th century, the Portuguese navigators were the first Europeans to reach the Ivory Coast. Places like San-Pédro or Sassandra go back to this time, as does the country name.

Today's good relationships were comparatively weak before they were significantly intensified from 2015 with a large number of agreements and collaborations.

In 2015, there were 121 citizens of Ivory Coast registered in Portugal, most of them in the Lisbon district (45) and the Braga district (23). In 2008, 34 Portuguese were registered in the Ivory Coast.

The Ivorian capital Abidjan and the Portuguese city of Viseu have been friends with each other since 2011 .

history

Probably the first European on Ivorian soil: the Portuguese navigator Soeiro da Costa

The Portuguese named the coasts of West Africa, which they gradually explored from the middle of the 15th century, after the goods they primarily intended to trade there, in the Gulf of Guinea, for example, the Gold Coast or the Slave Coast . They named the local section after the ivory they had hoped for as Ivory Coast, which gave the current state its name.

In the middle of the 15th century, the Portuguese navigators João de Santarém and Pêro Escobar were the first Europeans to reach the Gulf of Guinea . The Portuguese Soeiro da Costa landed in what is now Grand-Bassam in 1469 and was probably the first European in what is now the Ivory Coast. The Portuguese then founded places like São Andrea (now Sassandra ) or San-Pédro .

Portugal then dominated trade on the Ivory Coast for about 100 years, but without taking possession of any land as colonies. In the 17th century, the Portuguese were ousted by the French and the Ivory Coast became a French colony .

In 1960 the country gained independence from France. However, friendly relations with Portugal did not develop until after the end of the colonial Estado Novo regime through the left-wing Carnation Revolution in Portugal in 1974. The new Portuguese government then ended the Portuguese colonial wars, released its previous colonies into independence in 1975 and reorganized its international relations out.

The port of Abidjan: Portugal and the Ivory Coast have been cooperating since 2015 on coastal protection and the fight against piracy and tax evasion

On January 28, 1975, the now democratic Portugal established diplomatic relations with the Ivory Coast. As the first representative of Portugal in Ivory Coast , Luis Meneses Cordeiro was accredited in the capital Abidjan on November 23, 1989 . In the course of the increasing domestic political crisis from 1999, which culminated in the civil war in Ivory Coast , Portugal closed its embassy there in 2001. Since then, the Ivory Coast has been part of the administrative district of the Portuguese representative in the Senegalese capital Dakar .

Bilateral relations intensified in 2015. During his visit to Portugal in March 2015, Ivorian Foreign Minister Charles Diby met his Portuguese counterpart Rui Machete . They declared their intention to conclude a series of bilateral agreements and cooperations that should contribute to further rapprochement between the two states. The first agreements concerned a double taxation agreement and cooperation to combat tax evasion . A memorandum of understanding on the introduction of Portuguese lessons in the Ivory Coast and on Portuguese development aid was also agreed. In addition, cooperation in the areas of security and justice was agreed, in particular the Ivory Coast asked Portugal for support in the fight against piracy off the Ivorian coast. Shortly beforehand, the Forum Portugal e Costa do Marfim - Reforço das Relações Económicas e Comerciais held conferences and business meetings to intensify the Ivorian-Portuguese trade relations. Further meetings followed, such as the visit of the Portuguese Deputy Prime Minister Paulo Portas to the Ivory Coast in 2015 and further mutual visits and business meetings in 2016.

diplomacy

The Ivorian Embassy in Lisbon

Portugal has not had its own embassy in Ivory Coast since 2001 , and since then the country has belonged to the administrative district of the Portuguese embassy in Senegal . There are also no Portuguese consulates in Ivory Coast.

The Ivory Coast has its own embassy in the Belém district of Lisbon . There is also an Ivorian honorary consulate in Gondomar near Porto .

economy

Cimpor plant in Souselas near Coimbra : Cement and prefabricated components are Portugal's most important export goods to the Ivory Coast

The Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP does not have a branch in Ivory Coast; the AICEP office in the Senegalese capital Dakar is responsible .

Some companies from Portugal are active in Ivory Coast, especially construction companies. In addition, 189 Portuguese companies export to the Ivory Coast (as of 2016).

In 2016, Portugal exported goods worth 35.5 million euros to the Ivory Coast ( 2015 : 40.5 million; 2014 : 19.0 million; 2013 : 40.1 million; 2012 : 14.0 million) ), of which 26.0% minerals and ores, 18.2% metal goods, 17.3% machines and devices and 15.8% paper and cellulose.

In the same period, the Ivory Coast delivered goods worth EUR 28.7 million to Portugal ( 2015 : 26.8 million; 2014 : 27.7 million; 2013 : 18.5 million; 2012 : 25.3 million) ), of which 46.4% food, 22.0% natural rubber, 13.7% textiles and 13.1% agricultural products.

In 2016, the Ivory Coast was the 60th buyer and the 70th supplier for Portuguese foreign trade, while Portugal was the 40th buyer in 2015 and the 31st supplier in Ivorian foreign trade.

Culture

The Portuguese cultural institute Instituto Camões is present in Abidjan, in particular with a copy-editing department at the University of Félix Houphouët-Boigny and at the headquarters of the African Development Bank .

The activities of the Instituto Camões are also related to the introduction of Portuguese lessons in Ivory Coast, which was decided in 2015.

Team line-ups from June 15, 2010 at the World Cup in South Africa

Sports

Soccer

The Ivorian national soccer team and the Portuguese national team have only met once (as of May 2017). On the first match day of the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa , they drew goalless on June 15 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium .

Côte d'Ivoire footballers rarely play for Portuguese clubs. Mention should be made of the Ivorian international Marco Zoro , who was under contract with Benfica Lisbon from 2007 to 2011 . Other examples are the internationals Jean Seri and Abdoulaye Traoré , who played for Sporting Braga in the mid-1980s .

The Ivorian women's national soccer team and the Portuguese women's selection have not yet played against each other (as of May 2017).

Other

The Ivorian basketball player Marc M'Bahia also played for a time in Portugal, where he became Portuguese champion with Telecom Lisbon in 2003.

Web links

Commons : Ivorian-Portuguese Relations  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Overview of diplomatic relations with the Ivory Coast at the diplomatic institute in the Portuguese Foreign Ministry , accessed on May 4, 2019
  2. ↑ Official Portuguese Aliens Statistics by District , Portuguese Aliens and Borders Authority SEF, accessed on June 9, 2017
  3. ↑ Website on Ivorian-Portuguese migration (table A.2) at the Portuguese scientific Observatório da Emigração , accessed on June 9, 2017
  4. ↑ List of Ivorian-Portuguese city friendships at the Association of Portuguese District Administrations (ANMP), accessed on May 16, 2020
  5. ↑ a b c Costa do Marfim vai abrir embaixada em Lisboa (“The Ivory Coast will open an embassy in Lisbon”), article from March 17, 2015 by the Portuguese news portal Observador , accessed on June 9, 2017
  6. ↑ Article of June 21, 2016 on the developments in bilateral Ivorian-Portuguese relations  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French), Ivorian Foreign Ministry website, accessed June 10, 2017@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / diplomatie.gouv.ci  
  7. ↑ List of Portuguese missions abroad (under Costa do Marfim ), website of the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accessed on June 9, 2017
  8. ↑ Entry of the Ivorian Honorary Consulate in Gondomar in the Portuguese business and address directory www.igogo.pt, accessed on June 9, 2017
  9. ↑ a b c d Bilateral economic relations between Portugal and the Ivory Coast ( Costa do Marfim ) , Excel file retrieved from the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP, accessed on June 9, 2017
  10. ↑ Overview of the activities of the Instituto Camões in Ivory Coast , Instituto Camões website, accessed on June 9, 2017