Switzerland– AfricaStrategy 2025–2028
A continent-wide geo-economic playbook. Decoding Bern's new doctrine on trade, investment, AfCFTA and economic diplomacy with Africa — and what it means for businesses on both sides.
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- Strategic pillars
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- African states
Six chapters that translate diplomatic doctrine into commercial reality.
Drawn directly from FDFA's Africa Strategy 2025–28, annotated with on-the-ground insight from Lucerne, Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar and Nairobi.
- 01
The Big Picture
Why Bern reframed Africa as a strategic neighbour and future powerhouse and shifted from sub-regional silos to a continental approach aligned with the AU's five-region model.
- 02
Trade & Economic Diplomacy
A dense toolkit: DTAs, FTAs, IPPAs, AfCFTA engagement, financial integrity, and Geneva's bid to host Afreximbank's European office.
- 03
What's Changed vs. 2021–24
From a development-led Sub-Saharan strategy to a fully fledged continent-wide economic diplomacy doctrine. The deltas and what they unlock.
- 04
East Africa in Focus
Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda as anchor markets. EAC + AfCFTA as two concentric circles of market access for Swiss firms.
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Instruments & Partners
Swiss cooperation, MDBs (AfDB, World Bank, EBRD), private-sector platforms, and Geneva as a normative hub for digital governance.
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What It Means In Practice
An operator's translation: where the opportunities are concrete, what new legal scaffolding to expect, and how to position for the next four years.
One strategy. Four interlocking commitments across the continent.
Peace & Security
Sahel, Horn of Africa, Red Sea — stability as the precondition for prosperity.
Prosperity & Competitiveness
Supply-chain diversification, DTAs, FTAs, investment treaties.
Environment
Climate resilience, responsible commodities, biodiversity-led value chains.
Democracy & Governance
Rule of law, financial integrity, asset recovery, transparent debt.
Amne Suedi
Founder of Swiss Shikana Investment & Advisory in Switzerland and the Shikana Group on the ground in Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Nairobi, and across the region including the DRC and Zambia. A bridge-builder between Swiss capital and African opportunity. Amne Suedi is an international investment lawyer, strategic adviser, and entrepreneur with over a decade of experience helping investors, businesses, and institutions navigate opportunities across Africa. She specializes in bridging Switzerland and Africa through investment facilitation, market intelligence, strategic advisory, and cross-border transactions.
Amne serves as Honorary Consul of Switzerland in Zanzibar. She is passionate about strengthening economic ties between Switzerland and Africa and helping investors identify opportunities, manage risks, and create long-term value on the continent.
Through Swiss Shikana Investment & Advisory, she provides market intelligence, strategic guidance, and practical insights to investors seeking to succeed in one of the world's most dynamic and rapidly evolving regions.
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