page_title: List of diplomatic missions of Switzerland
section_title: Africa
hierarchical_section_title: List of diplomatic missions of Switzerland / Africa
caption_attribution_description: English: Embassy of Switzerland on Shipka Street in Sofia, Bulgaria Български: Швейцарското посолство в София, България Deutsch: Schweizerische Botschaft in Bulgarien Français&#160;: Ambassade de Suisse au Bulgarie Italiano: Ambasciata di Svizzera in Bulgaria
context_page_description: This is a list of diplomatic missions of Switzerland, excluding honorary consulates. Switzerland is well known as a protecting power, having used its embassies abroad to represent the interests of states hostile to each other since the Franco-Prussian War. In the Second World War Switzerland served as protecting power for 35 countries on both sides—its embassy in Washington represented Germany, Italy, Japan, and Vichy France. In many post-war conflicts, including in the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Asia, the Middle East, and Serbia, Switzerland has provided a continuity of representation after formal relations were severed between belligerents, facilitating the delivery of humanitarian aid and conflict resolution.
context_section_description:  Algeria
  Algiers (Embassy)
   Angola
  Luanda (Embassy)
   Cameroon
  Yaoundé (Embassy)
   Democratic Republic of the Congo
  Kinshasa (Embassy)
   Egypt
  Cairo (Embassy)
   Ethiopia
  Addis Ababa (Embassy)
   Ghana
  Accra (Embassy)
   Ivory Coast
  Abidjan (Embassy)
   Kenya
  Nairobi (Embassy)
   Madagascar
  Antananarivo (Embassy)
   Morocco
  Rabat (Embassy)
   Mozambique
  Maputo (Embassy)
   Nigeria
  Abuja (Embassy)
  Lagos (Consulate-General)
   Senegal
  Dakar (Embassy)
   South Africa
  Pretoria (Embassy)
  Cape Town (Consulate-General)
   Sudan
  Khartoum (Embassy)
   Tanzania
  Dar es Salaam (Embassy)
   Tunisia
  Tunis (Embassy)
   Zimbabwe
  Harare (Embassy)
caption: Swiss Embassy in Sofia
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