List of diplomatic missions of Benin

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.

Honorary consulates are excluded from this list.

Current missions

Africa
Host country Host city Mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
 Ethiopia Addis Ababa Embassy
Countries:
International Organizations:
 [1][2][3][4]
 Morocco Rabat Embassy
Countries:
 [1][5]
 Nigeria Abuja Embassy
Countries:
International Organizations:
 [1][6][7]
Lagos Consulate-General [1]

Americas
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:
International Organizations:
 [1][12][13]

Asia
Host country Host city Mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
 China Beijing Embassy
Countries:
 [1][14][15] [16]
 Japan Tokyo Embassy
Countries:
 [1][17][18][19]
 Kuwait Kuwait City Embassy
Countries:
 [1][20]
 Qatar Doha Embassy [1]
 Saudi Arabia Riyadh Embassy [1]
 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Embassy
Countries:
 [21][22]
Dubai Consulate-General [21]

Europe
Host country Host city Mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
 France Paris Embassy
Countries:
International Organizations:
 [1][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]
 Russia Moscow Embassy
Countries:
 [1][31][32]

Multilateral organization
Organization Host city Host country Mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
 United Nations New York City United States Permanent Mission [1]
  • Embassy in Havana
  • Embassy in Moscow
  • Embassy in Paris
  • Embassy in Tokyo
  • Embassy in Washington, D.C.
  • Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York City

Closed missions

Africa
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]

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

Asia
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]

Europe
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]

Multilateral organizations
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]

See also
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Notes
  1. Accredited as an observer mission.
  2. Originally an embassy, was downgraded into a consulate-general in the midst of a reduction of Beninese missions in 2016.
  3. Originally an embassy, was downgraded into a consulate-general in the midst of a reduction of Beninese missions in 2016.

References
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