Continent: Africa

Official Name: State of Eritrea

Type of Government: One-party system

Head of State: Issayas Afwerki

Area: 117,600 km²

Currency: Nakfa

Population (2023): 3.7 million inhabitants

Capital: Asmara

Main Cities: Asmara, Massawa, Assab, Keren

Official Languages: Tigrinya, Arabic, English

Agreements and Conventions

Ivory Coast and Eritrea expressed their intention to establish diplomatic relations in May 2015.

However, the two countries do not yet have diplomatic representations.

Regarding bilateral cooperation, both Ivory Coast and Eritrea are members of the African Union but have not yet engaged in significant cooperation.

A. The main products exported are: No identified products.

B. The main products imported are: Optical instruments and devices, photography or cinematography equipment, measurement, and control devices.

 

Sources :DGE-DPPSE

 

  • The trade between Côte d'Ivoire and Eritrea has been almost nonexistent between 2019 and 2023, rising from 0.34 million FCFA in 2019 to 1.1 million in 2023.

  • For the period 2019-2023, the average value of Ivorian exports was zero per year, compared to 0.77 million FCFA for imports.

  • The trade balance has been negative for Côte d'Ivoire from 2019 to 2023.