Côte d'Ivoire Guide

Abidjan · 50+ resident embassies · 100+ countries covered

Can't find your country's embassy? Start here.

Here's the thing: in Côte d'Ivoire, when a passport goes missing, when someone gets detained, when you need to get home tonight — the first number you dial decides how the next few days go. Every resident embassy in Abidjan, every honorary consul, and every covering arrangement (whose embassy handles your country when yours doesn't have one) is in one place below. Type a country, any language.

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Four tabs: resident embassies (they can actually issue passports and visas), coverage (your country has no post — here's who handles it), honorary consuls (they point you somewhere and can sign some papers; no passports), and regional hubs (when there's no coverage either).

Get this straight first: phone numbers, addresses and email move fast, especially after a change of ambassador. Call before you go; don't turn up on stale information. And nearly every post works by appointment — walk in without one and you'll be talking to a guard.

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Africa

South Africa

Address: Cocody, avenue Jacques Aka, rue Mgr René Kouassi
PO box: 08 BP 1806 Abidjan 08
Phone: +225 27 22 44 59 63 · 22 44 75 34
Email: abidjan.finance@foreign.gov.za

Africa

Algeria

Address: Plateau, 53 boulevard Clozel
PO box: 01 BP 1015 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 20 21 23 40 · 20 21 48 54

Africa

Angola

Address: Cocody, rue de la Canebière
PO box: 16 BP 1734 Abidjan 16
Phone: +225 27 22 44 45 91 · 22 44 43 00
Email: ambangolaci@yahoo.fr

Africa

Benin

Address: Cocody, II Plateaux, rue des Jardins, lot 1610
PO box: 09 BP 283 Abidjan 09
Phone: +225 27 22 41 44 13 · 22 41 44 14

Africa

Burkina Faso

Address: Plateau, SIDAM building (near the Economic and Social Council)
PO box: 01 BP 908 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 20 21 14 93 · 20 21 15 01
Email: ambassadebfasorci@yahoo.fr

Africa

Burundi

Address: Zone 4C, Biétry, lot 55
PO box: 01 BP 12010 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 21 25 34 12

Africa

Cameroon

Address: Plateau, rue du Commerce, immeuble « Le Général » 3e étage
PO box: 06 BP 326 Abidjan 06
Phone: +225 27 22 43 88 77 · 22 43 88 70
Email: ambacamci@yahoo.fr

Africa

Central African Republic

Address: Cocody Danga-Nord, 9 rue des Jasmins
PO box: 01 BP 3387 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 22 44 63 44 · 05 78 99 55 · 08 86 40 95

Africa

Chad

Address: Cocody, II Plateaux, behind PACO (near the Ghanaian embassy)
PO box: 28 BP 233 Abidjan 28
Phone: +225 27 22 41 75 14 · 48 58 96 87
Email: ambatchadabj@yahoo.fr

Africa

Republic of the Congo

Address: Cocody Riviera Golf, 4 rue E44
Phone: +225 27 22 47 29 00
Email: info@ambacongo-ci.org
Website: www.ambacongo-ci.org/

Africa

DR Congo

Address: Plateau, 29 boulevard Clozel, immeuble Dogué 3e étage
PO box: 01 BP 3961 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 20 21 33 98 · 05 03 46 64
Email: missionrdcabidjan3@gmail.com

Africa

Egypt

Address: Plateau, rue du Commerce
PO box: 01 BP 2104 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 20 32 79 25 · 20 22 62 31
Email: embassy.abidjan@mfa.gov.eg

Africa

Equatorial Guinea

Address: Cocody

Africa

Ethiopia

Address: Plateau, immeuble Nour Al Hayat
PO box: 01 BP 3712 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 20 21 33 65 · 20 22 69 89
Email: ambethio@gmail.com

Africa

Gabon

Address: Cocody Danga-Nord, rue B51 (behind the Geology Directorate and SODEMI)
PO box: 01 BP 3765 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 22 44 51 54 · 22 44 66 84

Africa

Ghana

Address: Cocody, II Plateaux, rue J 95, lot 2393
PO box: 01 BP 1871 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 22 41 02 88 · 22 41 02 90
Email: ghanaemb@aviso.ci

Africa

Guinea

Address: Plateau, rue Croissons Duplexi
PO box: 08 BP 2280 Abidjan 08
Phone: +225 27 20 32 17 62 · 06 16 16 47
Email: ambaguiabidjan@mae.gov.gn

Africa

Liberia

Address: Plateau, 20 avenue Delafosse, immeuble Taleh 1er étage
PO box: 01 BP 2514 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 20 00 01 88 · 05 02 66 90
Email: libemabidjan@gmail.com

Africa

Libya

Address: Plateau, avenue Houdaille, immeuble SIDAM 1er étage
PO box: 01 BP 5725 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 20 22 01 27 · 22 41 36 86

Africa

Mali

Address: Plateau, boulevard Lagunaire, Maison du Mali (near the Grand Hôtel)
PO box: 01 BP 2746 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 20 31 15 70 · 20 31 15 90
Email: ambassaderci@yahoo.fr

Africa

Mauritania

Address: Cocody, II Plateaux, boulevard Latrille
PO box: 01 BP 2275 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 22 41 16 43 · 22 41 54 13
Email: ambarimabj@yahoo.fr

Africa

Morocco

Address: Cocody, 24 rue de la Canebière
PO box: 01 BP 146 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 22 44 56 30 · 22 44 58 37
Email: sifamaabj@aviso.ci

Africa

Niger

Address: Marcory Résidentiel, 6 boulevard Achalme
PO box: 01 BP 2743 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 21 26 28 14 · 21 26 07 66
Email: ambassadeniger@yahoo.fr

Africa

Nigeria

Address: Plateau, boulevard de la République, « Maison du Nigeria »
PO box: 01 BP 1906 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 20 22 30 82 · 20 21 23 28

Africa

Senegal

Address: Plateau, rue du Commerce, immeuble Nabil-Choucair 3e étage
PO box: 08 BP 2163 Abidjan 08
Phone: +225 27 22 33 28 76 · 20 32 75 16
Email: ambassenci@aviso.ci

Africa

Sudan

Address: Cocody

Africa

Tunisia

Address: Plateau, avenue Abdoulaye Fadiga (BCEAO), immeuble Pelieu 6e étage
PO box: 01 BP 6586 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 20 22 61 23 · 20 22 62 20
Email: at.abidjan@diplomatie.gov.tn

Europe

Belgium

Address: Cocody Ambassades, rue du Bélier, rue A56
PO box: 01 BP 1800 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 22 48 33 60
Email: abidjan@diplobel.fed.be
Website: ivoorkust.diplomatie.belgium.be/en
Note: Out-of-hours emergency line for Belgian nationals: +225 05 05 05 67 30

Europe

France

Address: Plateau, rue Lecoeur (next to Postel 2000)
PO box: 17 BP 175 Abidjan 17
Phone: +225 27 20 20 04 04 · 20 20 04 64
Website: ci.ambafrance.org/

Europe

Germany

Address: Cocody, 39 boulevard Hassan II (opposite the Hôtel Ivoire)
PO box: 01 BP 1900 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 22 44 20 30
Email: info@abidjan.diplo.de
Website: abidjan.diplo.de/

Europe

Italy

Address: Cocody, 16 rue de la Canebière
PO box: 01 BP 1905 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 22 44 61 70 · 22 44 63 61
Email: ambasciata.abidjan@esteri.it
Website: ambabidjan.esteri.it/

Europe

Netherlands

Address: Marcory
PO box: 20 BP 167 Abidjan 26
Phone: +225 27 21 35 29 44 · 21 35 30 65
Note: Abidjan is a consulate-level office; the embassy is resident in Accra, Ghana.

Europe

Norway

Address: Plateau, boulevard Lagunaire, immeuble N’Zarama 5e étage
PO box: 01 BP 607 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 20 22 25 34 · 20 21 21 66

Europe

Order of Malta

Address: Cocody Danga (next to Pisam)
PO box: 01 BP 46 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 22 44 63 62

Europe

Russia

Address: Cocody, Riviera Golf (near the mosque)
PO box: 01 BP 7646 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 22 43 09 59 · 22 43 03 59

Europe

Spain

Address: Cocody Danga-Nord, impasse Ablaha Pokou
PO box: 08 BP 876 Abidjan 08
Phone: +225 27 22 44 48 50 · 22 44 45 77
Email: emb.abidjan@maec.es

Europe

Sweden

Address: Plateau, boulevard Lagunaire, immeuble Botreau Roussel 1er étage
PO box: 04 BP 992 Abidjan 04
Phone: +225 27 20 30 44 10

Europe

Switzerland

Address: Plateau, 28 avenue Delafosse, immeuble Botreau Roussel
PO box: 05 BP 1843 Abidjan 05
Phone: +225 27 20 21 17 21 · 20 30 50 28
Email: abidjan@eda.admin.ch

Europe

Türkiye

Address: Plateau, boulevard Lagunaire, immeuble N’Zarama 3e étage
PO box: 01 BP 5137 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 20 25 51 10
Email: ambassade.abidjan@mfa.gov.tr

Europe

United Kingdom

Address: Cocody, rue des Ambassades / impasse du Bélier
PO box: 01 BP 2581 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 22 44 98 20 · 22 44 26 69
Website: www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-abidjan

Europe

Holy See

Address: Cocody, 18 rue Mgr René Kouassi
PO box: 08 BP 1347 Abidjan 08
Phone: +225 27 22 40 17 70 · 22 40 17 74
Email: nuntius.ci@gmail.com

Asia

China

Address: Cocody, avenue Jacques Aka, lot n°45（M’BADON）
PO box: 01 BP 3691 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 22 43 77 78 · 22 43 77 80
Email: chinaemb_ci@mfa.gov.cn
Website: ci.china-embassy.gov.cn/
Note: 24-hour consular protection and assistance: +225 07 58 32 24 68

Asia

India

Address: Cocody, II Plateaux 7e tranche, villa 2728
PO box: 06 BP 318 Abidjan 06
Phone: +225 27 22 42 37 69 · 22 42 70 79
Email: amb.office1@eoiabidjan.org

Asia

Japan

Address: Plateau, rue Gourgas, immeuble Alpha 2000 8e étage
PO box: 01 BP 1329 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 20 21 28 63 · 20 21 30 43
Email: administratif@aj.mofa.go.jp

Asia

South Korea

Address: Cocody, rue Sainte-Marie (behind Sainte-Marie school)
PO box: 01 BP 3950 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 22 48 67 03 · 22 48 67 84

Middle East

Iran

Address: Cocody Ambassades, boulevard de France, rue du Bélier A49
PO box: 08 BP 44 Abidjan 08
Phone: +225 27 22 48 01 90 · 22 48 01 94
Email: iran.ci57@yahoo.com

Middle East

Israel

Address: Plateau, 12 rue Gourgas, immeuble « Nour Al Hayat » 9e étage
PO box: 01 BP 1877 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 20 21 31 78 · 20 22 71 91
Email: info@abidjan.mfa.gov.il
Website: abidjan.mfa.gov.il/

Middle East

Lebanon

Address: Plateau, avenue Noguès, immeuble Trade Center 5e étage
PO box: 01 BP 2227 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 20 33 28 24 · 20 33 25 96
Email: ambliban@hotmail.com

Middle East

Palestine

Address: Cocody, II Plateaux 7e tranche, villa 225
PO box: 05 BP 1843 Abidjan 05
Phone: +225 27 22 42 77 03

Middle East

Qatar

Address: Cocody

Middle East

Saudi Arabia

Address: Cocody, quartier des Ambassades
PO box: 08 BP 2664 Abidjan 08
Phone: +225 27 22 44 24 91 · 22 44 43 27
Email: mbar966@hotmail.com

Middle East

United Arab Emirates

Address: Cocody

Americas

Brazil

Address: Plateau, avenue Chardy, immeuble Alpha 2000 22e étage
PO box: 01 BP 3820 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 20 22 23 41 · 20 21 47 56
Email: brascote@aviso.ci

Americas

Canada

Address: Plateau, rue Noguès, immeuble Trade Center 6e et 7e étages
PO box: 01 BP 4104 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 20 30 07 00 · 20 21 96 69
Email: abidjn@international.gc.ca

Americas

United States

Address: Cocody, Riviera Golf
PO box: 01 BP 1712 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 22 49 40 00 · 20 21 46 72
Email: abidjanProtocol@state.gov
Website: ci.usembassy.gov/

Organisations

European Union Delegation

Address: 18 rue du Dr Crozet, immeuble Azur
PO box: 01 BP 1821 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 20 31 83 50
Email: delegation-ivory-coast@eeas.europa.eu
Note: Not an embassy - no passports or visas. EU citizens can turn to it for assistance in an emergency.

Organisations

UNDP

Address: Abidjan
PO box: 01 BP 1747 Abidjan 01
Phone: +225 27 20 31 74 00

What they do

What your embassy will do for you — and what it flatly will not

People tend to expect an embassy to do either everything or nothing. The truth sits in between.

Yes

This is what they're for

Lost, stolen or expired passport: replace it, or issue an emergency travel document
Arrest or detention: request consular access and notify your family
Serious accident, serious illness, death: contact next of kin, help arrange evacuation, coordinate with local authorities
Notarising signatures, legalising documents, civil registry (birth, marriage, death)
Voting from abroad, registering as a resident national, security alerts
Genuine emergencies: reach your family and advance the fare home if you're stranded — against a signed undertaking to repay

No

Don't turn up for these

They won't pay your lawyer, your hospital bill or your hotel
They can't lift you out of local law: you broke Ivorian law, Ivorian law applies
They don't find you a job, a flat or a work visa
They won't lean on a local administrative decision, like whether your residence permit gets granted
They won't hold your luggage or your money, and they're not your translator or tour guide
They're not an emergency line: outside opening hours, use the 24-hour consular number

The honest summary: an embassy earns its keep in four situations — you're detained, seriously ill, holding no passport, or your family back home is in trouble. Day to day, it won't do much, so don't burn afternoons there. But when one of those four happens, tell them immediately. Every day you wait makes the file harder.

Nothing came up

Six routes — one of them will work

There are over two hundred countries and territories. They can't all have a post in Abidjan. Work through these in order.

01

Check Coverage first

Around a hundred countries are handled by another embassy based right here in Abidjan. Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines go through Japan; Thailand and Vietnam through China; Kenya through Ethiopia. Those posts do take passport applications and emergency calls.

02

Then the regional hubs

With no coverage at all, your consular district sits in Dakar, Accra, Abuja or Conakry — or, frequently, Paris, Brussels, London or Washington. Passports and legalisation then go by post. Budget a month.

03

EU citizens: the EU Delegation

Abidjan has a European Union Delegation (01 BP 1821, +225 27 20 31 83 50). If your member state has no post here, they're a real first call in an emergency — they'll connect you to any member state.

04

The usual pairings

The UK covers Ireland; France covers Monaco; Belgium covers Luxembourg; Spain covers Andorra. All of it is listed under the Coverage tab.

05

Save the emergency numbers

112 general, 180 police, 185 medical, 111 fire. None of them care what passport you hold. And if your passport was stolen, file a police report first — the embassy will ask for the receipt.

06

Finish at your own foreign ministry

The source that actually counts is your own foreign ministry's "missions abroad" page: search your country name + embassy + Côte d'Ivoire. Addresses and consular districts there are official, unlike any third-party directory.

Emergency

Stabilise first, call the embassy second

Four numbers, that's all you need

112General emergency

180Police / fire

185Medical emergency

111Fire

Get the order right: in an accident, dial 185 (medical) or 180 (police). Once things are under control, call your embassy. It is not an emergency service — it can't send an ambulance.

Step one

Stolen passport starts at the police station

Embassies want the police report (récépissé de plainte) before they'll issue a replacement. Do that first and you save yourself a second trip. The big markets, the airport and the area around ATMs are the usual places it happens.

Backups

Keep scans on your phone

Photograph your passport, visa, vaccination card and insurance card — one copy in your phone's album, one emailed to yourself. If they go missing, those scans shave days off the replacement.

24/7

Real emergencies, out of hours

Chinese nationals: +225 07 58 32 24 68. Belgians: +225 05 05 05 67 30. Everyone else: look for the "emergency" or "urgence" section on your embassy's site and put it in your contacts before you fly.