Editing Foreign relations of Portugal (section)

===Africa===
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|{{flag|Algeria}}||{{dts|7 March 1975}}<ref name=":3" />||

* Algeria has an embassy in [[Lisbon]].
* Portugal has an embassy in [[Algiers]].
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|{{flag|Angola}}||{{dts|9 March 1976}}<ref name=":3" />||See [[Angola–Portugal relations]].

Portugal ruled Angola for 400 years,<ref name=a>{{Cite book|last=Alker|first=Hayward R.|author2=Ted Robert Gurr |author3=Kumar Rupesinghe |author3-link=Kumar Rupesinghe |year=2001|title=Journeys Through Conflict: Narratives and Lessons|pages=204}}</ref> colonizing the territory from 1483 until independence in 1975. Angola's war for [[Angolan War for Independence|independence]] did not end in a military victory for either side, but was suspended as a result of a [[Carnation Revolution|coup in Portugal]], that replaced the [[Marcelo Caetano|Caetano regime]] with a [[Military junta]].
* Angola has an embassy in Lisbon and a consulate-general in [[Porto]].
* Portugal has an embassy in [[Luanda]] and a consulate-general in [[Benguela]].
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|{{flag|Cape Verde}}||{{dts|18 July 1975}}<ref name=":3" />||See [[Cape Verde–Portugal relations]]

* Cape Verde has an embassy in Lisbon.
* Portugal has an embassy in [[Praia]].
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|{{flag|Democratic Republic of Congo}}||{{dts|7 July 1960}}<ref name=":3" />||

* DR Congo has an embassy in Lisbon.
* Portugal has an embassy in [[Kinshasa]].
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|{{flag|Egypt}}||{{dts|24 November 1942}}<ref name=":3" />||

* Egypt has an embassy in Lisbon.
* Portugal has an embassy in [[Cairo]].
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|{{flag|Equatorial Guinea}}||{{dts|9 March 1977}}<ref name=":3" />||

* Equatorial Guinea has an embassy in Lisbon.
* Portugal has an embassy in [[Malabo]].
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|{{flag|Ethiopia}}||{{dts|6 January 1959}}<ref name=":3" />||

* Ethiopia is accredited to Portugal from its embassy in [[Paris]], France.
* Portugal has an embassy in [[Addis Ababa]].
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|{{flag|Guinea-Bissau}}||{{dts|29 November 1974}}<ref name=":3" />||See [[Guinea-Bissau–Portugal relations]]

* Guinea-Bissau has an embassy in Lisbon and a consulate-general in [[Albufeira]].
* Portugal has an embassy in [[Bissau]].
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|{{flag|Ivory Coast}}||{{dts|28 January 1975}}<ref name=":3" />||

* Ivory Coast has an embassy in Lisbon.
* Portugal is accredited to Ivory Coast from its embassy in Dakar, Senegal.
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|{{flag|Libya}}||{{dts|1975}}<ref name=":3" />||

* Libya has an embassy in Lisbon.
* Portugal's embassy in [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]] is currently suspended due to the current [[Libyan Crisis (2011–present)|Libyan Crisis]].
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|{{flag|Morocco}}||{{dts|16 May 1955}}<ref name=":3" />||

* Morocco has an embassy in Lisbon.
* Portugal has an embassy in [[Rabat]].
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|{{flag|Mozambique}}||{{dts|25 June 1975}}<ref name=":3" />||See [[Mozambique–Portugal relations]].

Mozambique gained independence from Portugal in 1975. 
* Mozambique has an embassy in Lisbon.
* Portugal has an embassy in [[Maputo]] and a consulate-general in [[Beira, Mozambique|Beira]].
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|{{flag|Nigeria}}||{{dts|10 July 1975}}<ref name=":3" />||

* Nigeria has an embassy in Lisbon.
* Portugal has an embassy in [[Abuja]].
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|{{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}}||{{dts|18 July 1975}}<ref name=":3" />||See [[Portugal–São Tomé and Príncipe relations]].

* Portugal has an embassy in [[São Tomé]].
* São Tomé and Príncipe has an embassy in Lisbon.
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|{{flag|Senegal}}||{{dts|2 September 1974}}<ref name=":3" />||

* Portugal has an embassy in [[Dakar]].
* Senegal has an embassy in Lisbon.
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|{{flag|South Africa}}||{{dts|February 1886}}<ref name=":3" />||See [[Portugal–South Africa relations]].

* Portugal has an embassy in [[Pretoria]] and consulates-general in [[Cape Town]] and [[Johannesburg]].
* South Africa has an embassy in Lisbon.
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|{{flag|Tanzania}}||<ref name=":3" />||

* Portugal is accredited to Tanzania from its embassy in Maputo, Mozambique.
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|{{flag|Tunisia}}||{{dts|21 May 1957}}<ref name=":3" />||

* Portugal has an embassy in [[Tunis]].
* Tunisia has an embassy in Lisbon.
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