List of diplomatic missions of Ghana

Diplomatic missions of Ghana

The Republic of Ghana has several diplomatic missions worldwide. As a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, Ghanaian diplomatic missions in the capitals of other Commonwealth members are known as High Commissions.

Excluded from this listing are honorary consulates and trade missions.

Current missions

Africa

Host country Host city Mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
Algeria Algiers Embassy [1]
Angola Luanda Embassy [2]
Benin Cotonou Embassy [3]
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Embassy
Countries:
 [4]
Congo-Brazzaville Brazzaville Consulate-General[a] [5][6]
Congo-Kinshasa Kinshasa Embassy [6]
Egypt Cairo Embassy
Countries:
 [7]
Equatorial Guinea Malabo Embassy
Countries:
 [8][9]
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Embassy [10][11]
Guinea Conakry Embassy
Countries:
 [12]
Ivory Coast Abidjan Embassy [13]
Kenya Nairobi High Commission
Countries:
 [14]
Liberia Monrovia Embassy [15]
Libya Tripoli Embassy [16]
Mali Bamako Embassy
Countries:
 [17]
Mauritius Port Louis Consulate-General[b] [18]
Morocco Rabat Embassy [19]
Namibia Windhoek High Commission
Countries:
 [20]
Niger Niamey Embassy [21]
Nigeria Abuja High Commission
Multilateral Organizations:
 [22][23]
Lagos Consulate-General [24]
Rwanda Kigali High Commission [25]
Senegal Dakar Embassy
Countries:
 [26]
Sierra Leone Freetown High Commission [27]
South Africa Pretoria High Commission [28]
Togo Lomé High Commission [29]
Zambia Lusaka High Commission [30]
Zimbabwe Harare Embassy
Countries:
 [31][32]

Americas

Host country Host city Mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
Brazil Brasília Embassy [33][34]
Canada Ottawa High Commission [35]
Toronto Consulate-General [36]
Cuba Havana Embassy [37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44]
Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain High Commission [45][46]
 United States Washington, D.C. Embassy
Multilateral Organizations:
 [47][48]
New York City Consulate-General [49]

Asia

Host country Host city Mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
China Beijing Embassy
Countries:
 [50]
Guangzhou Consulate-General [51]
India New Delhi High Commission [52]
Iran Tehran Embassy [53][54]
Israel Tel Aviv Embassy
Countries:
 [55][56]
Japan Tokyo Embassy
Countries:
 [57][58]
Kuwait Kuwait City Embassy
Countries:
 [59][60]
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur High Commission
Multilateral Organizations:
 [61][62][63][64][65][66][67]
Qatar Doha Embassy [68]
 South Korea Seoul Embassy [69]
Saudi Arabia Riyadh Embassy
Countries:
 [70][71]
Jeddah Consulate-General [72]
Turkey Ankara Embassy [73][74][75][76][77][78][79]
Istanbul Consulate-General [74]
 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Embassy [80]
Dubai Consulate-General [81]

Europe

Host country Host city Mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
Austria Vienna Embassy [82][83]
Belgium Brussels Embassy
Countries:
Multilateral Organizations:
 [84]
Czechia Prague Embassy [85]
Denmark Copenhagen Embassy
Countries:
 [86][87]
France Paris Embassy
Countries:
Multilateral Organizations:
 [88][89]
Germany Berlin Embassy
Countries:
 [90][91][92]
Hamburg Consulate-General [91][93]
Holy See Rome[d] Embassy
Countries:
 [94][95][96]
Hungary Budapest Embassy [46][97][98]
Italy Rome Embassy [99]
Malta Valletta[e] High Commission [100]
Netherlands The Hague Embassy
Multilateral Organizations:
 [101][102]
Norway Oslo Embassy
Countries:
 [103][104]
Russia Moscow Embassy [105][106]
Serbia Belgrade Embassy [46][107]
Spain Madrid Embassy
Countries:
 [108]
 Switzerland Bern Embassy
Countries:
 [109][110]
United Kingdom London High Commission
Countries:
 [111]

Oceania

Host country Host city Mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
Australia Canberra High Commission [112]

Multilateral organizations

Organization Host city Host country Type of mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
United Nations New York City United States Permanent Mission [113]
Geneva Switzerland Permanent Mission
Multilateral Organizations:
 [114]

Diplomatic missions to open

Country Mission Ref.
Mexico Embassy [115]

Closed missions

Americas

Host country Host city Mission Year closed Ref.
Mexico Mexico City Embassy[f] 1980

Asia

Host country Host city Mission Year closed Ref.
North Vietnam Hanoi Embassy[g] 1966 [116]

Europe

Host country Host city Mission Year closed Ref.
Ireland Dublin Embassy[h] 2009 [117]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Subordinate to the embassy in Kinshasa
  2. ↑ Subordinate to the high commission in Pretoria
  3. 1 2 3 Accredited as an observer mission.
  4. ↑ The Ghanaian Embassy to the Holy See is located outside Vatican territory, in Rome.
  5. ↑ Although officially titled as a high commission in Valletta, its chancery is physically located in the nearby town of Sliema.
  6. ↑ Resident in Washington, D.C., United States
  7. ↑ Resident in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  8. ↑ Resident in London, England, United Kingdom

References

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  2. ↑ "Embassy of the Republic of Ghana - Luanda, Angola". Embassy of Ghana in Luanda, Angola. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Embassy of the Republic of Ghana - Cotonou, Benin". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ghana. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Embassy of the Republic of Ghana - Burkina Faso". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ghana. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Consulate-General of Ghana - Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ghana. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Embassy of the Republic of Ghana - Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ghana. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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  8. ↑ "Embassy of the Republic of Ghana - Malabo, Equatorial Guinea". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ghana. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Audience à l'Ambassade du Cameroun à Malabo" [Audience at the Embassy of Cameroon in Malabo]. Embassy of Cameroon in Malabo. 2 November 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
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