page_title: List of diplomatic missions of North Korea
section_title: Africa
hierarchical_section_title: List of diplomatic missions of North Korea / Africa
caption_attribution_description: English: Embassy of North Korea in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
context_page_description: This is a list of diplomatic missions of North Korea.
  In the Cold War era its foreign policy was focused on the Soviet bloc countries, while it actively courted allies in the developing world. This was more out of political necessity, as North Korea competed with the South Korea for diplomatic recognition. Eventually countries began recognizing both governments on the Korean Peninsula, and North Korea's missions in the developing world are more concerned with running aid programs and maintaining political mileage than obtaining any economic benefits.
  North Korea was very slow to open embassies in Western Europe. Sweden for some time was the only country in the West which had a North Korean presence.
context_section_description:  Algeria
  Algiers (Embassy)
   Angola
  Luanda (Embassy)
   Democratic Republic of Congo
  Kinshasa (Embassy)
   Egypt
  Cairo (Embassy)
   Equatorial Guinea
  Malabo (Embassy)
   Ethiopia
  Addis Ababa (Embassy)
   Ghana
  Accra (Office branch from Abuja)
   Guinea
  Conakry (Embassy)
   Libya
  Tripoli (Embassy)
   Nigeria
  Abuja (Embassy)
   South Africa
  Pretoria (Embassy)
   Tanzania
  Dar es Salaam (Embassy)
   Uganda
  Kampala (Embassy)
caption: Ethiopia Embassy of North Korea in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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