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List of diplomatic missions of Benin

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This is a list of diplomatic missions of Benin. Owing to its small size, the Republic of Benin maintains a very modest diplomatic network abroad. Its paramount relationship is with France, the former colonial power.

Location of diplomatic missions of Benin

Honorary consulates are excluded from this list.

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[12] Accredited as an observer mission.

[35] Originally an embassy, was downgraded into a consulate-general in the midst of a reduction of Beninese missions in 2016.

[38] Originally an embassy, was downgraded into a consulate-general in the midst of a reduction of Beninese missions in 2016.

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"Ambassade du Bénin près le Royaume du Maroc" [Embassy of Benin to the Kingdom of Morocco]. Embassy of Benin in Rabat, Morocco. Retrieved 19 March 2024.

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[Bj.Emb-Tokyo-18] [17]
"Embassy of the Republic of Benin to Japan". Embassy of Benin in Tokyo, Japan. Retrieved 19 March 2024.

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"Diplomatic and Consular List 2022" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brunei. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

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"Foreign Representative to Singapore". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

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"Foreign Missions & Accredited Organizations". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

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"Diplomatic & Consular Corps in UAE". Protocol Department of Dubai. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

[Bj.Emb-Paris-24] [23]
"Ambassade de la République de Bénin en France". Embassy of Benin in Paris, France (in French). Retrieved 19 March 2024.

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"The Protocol Department". Government of Denmark. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark). Retrieved 21 February 2024.

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[33] [32]
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Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Embassy	Countries: Djibouti Eritrea Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania International Organizations: African Union United Nations United Nations Environment Programme United Nations Human Settlements Programme	^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
Morocco	Rabat	Embassy	Countries: Egypt Libya Mauritania Tunisia	^[1]^[5]
Nigeria	Abuja	Embassy	Countries: Cameroon International Organizations: Economic Community of West African States	^[1]^[6]^[7]
Nigeria	Lagos	Consulate-General		^[1]

Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
Brazil	Brasília	Embassy		^[8]^[9]^[10]
Cuba	Havana	Embassy		^[1]^[11]
United States	Washington, D.C.	Embassy	Countries: Mexico International Organizations: Organization of American States^{[lower-alpha 1]}	^[1]^[12]^[13]

Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
China	Beijing	Embassy	Countries: Cambodia Thailand Vietnam	^[1]^[14]^[15] ^[16]
Japan	Tokyo	Embassy	Countries: Australia Brunei East Timor Fiji Indonesia Malaysia Maldives Myanmar Nepal New Zealand Papua New Guinea Philippines Singapore Sri Lanka	^[1]^[17]^[18]^[19]
Kuwait	Kuwait City	Embassy	Countries: Bahrain Oman	^[1]^[20]^[21]
Qatar	Doha	Embassy		^[1]
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	Embassy		^[1]
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	Embassy		^[22]
United Arab Emirates	Dubai	Consulate-General		^[22]

Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
France	Paris	Embassy	Countries: Austria Belgium Czechia Denmark Finland Germany Hungary Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Spain Sweden Syria Turkey United Kingdom International Organizations: European Union Francophonie United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency International Maritime Organization Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States UNESCO United Nations Industrial Development Organization World Health Organization World Tourism Organization World Trade Organization	^[1]^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]^[28]^[29]^[30]
Russia	Moscow	Embassy	Countries: Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Moldova Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan	^[1]^[31]^[32]

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Algeria	Algiers	Embassy	2019	^[33]
Congo-Kinshasa	Kinshasa	Consulate-General^{[lower-alpha 2]}	2019	^[33]^[34]
Equatorial Guinea	Malabo	Embassy	2016	^[11]
Niger	Niamey	Embassy	2020	^[35]
Gabon	Libreville	Consulate-General^{[lower-alpha 3]}	2020	^[34]^[36]
South Africa	Pretoria	Embassy	2020	^[37]

List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_Benin

List of diplomatic missions of Benin

Current missions

Africa

Americas

Asia

Europe

Multilateral organization

Gallery

Closed missions

Africa

Americas

Asia

Europe

Multilateral organizations

See also

Notes

References

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Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Canada	Ottawa	Embassy	2019	^[33]^[38]
United States	New York City	Consulate-General	2019	^[33]

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
India	New Delhi	Embassy	2016	^[11]^[39]
Iran	Tehran	Embassy	2019	^[33]
Turkey	Ankara	Embassy	2020	^[37]

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Belgium	Brussels	Embassy	2020	^[37]^[40]
Denmark	Copenhagen	Embassy	2020	^[37]^[41]
Germany	Berlin	Embassy	2020	^[37]^[42]
Italy	Rome	Embassy	2020	^[37]

Organization	Host city	Host country	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Francophonie	Paris	France	Permanent Mission	2020	^[37]
United Nations	Geneva	Switzerland	Permanent Mission	2020	^[33]^[37]^[40]
UNESCO	Paris	France	Permanent Mission	2020	^[37]