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Embassy directory for Burkina Faso

16 local 15 regional

Local missions physically in Burkina Faso plus regional embassies that cover Burkina Faso from abroad.

Emergency numbers

Emergency numbers in Burkina Faso
ServiceNumberNotes
Police 17 UK FCDO lists 17 for police. Source: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/burkina-faso/getting-help. UK FCDO says that outside Ouagadougou the emergency services are unlikely to respond. Verified 2026-09-29.
Ambulance 18 UK FCDO lists 18 for ambulance. Source: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/burkina-faso/getting-help. UK FCDO says that outside Ouagadougou the emergency services are unlikely to respond. Verified 2026-09-29.
Fire 18 UK FCDO lists 18 for fire. Source: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/burkina-faso/getting-help. UK FCDO says that outside Ouagadougou the emergency services are unlikely to respond. Verified 2026-09-29.
Fire 112 ITU-T E.129 lists 112 as firefighters (updated 2023-07-31). UK FCDO lists 18 for ambulance and fire, and says a response is unlikely outside Ouagadougou. Source: https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspx. UK FCDO says that outside Ouagadougou the emergency services are unlikely to respond. Verified 2026-09-29.
Gendarmerie 16 ITU-T E.129 lists 16 as Gendarmerie nationale (updated 2023-07-31). Source: https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspx. UK FCDO says that outside Ouagadougou the emergency services are unlikely to respond. Verified 2026-09-29.

Missions in Burkina Faso

16 embassies and consulates physically in Burkina Faso

Regional coverage from abroad

Missions based elsewhere that are responsible for Burkina Faso

Regional coverage for Burkina Faso
Responsible missionCountry servedBased inRouting
Australian High Commission in Accra AU Australia Accra, Ghana DFAT index: Canadian Embassy in Ouagadougou, see also Ghana. The Canadian post is not an Australian mission. View
Austrian Embassy in Dakar AT Austria Dakar, Senegal general View
Embajada de España en Mali y Burkina Faso ES Spain Bamako, Mali No resident Spanish embassy. Spain's competent embassy is in Bamako (Mali). View
Embassy of Denmark in Dakar DK Denmark Dakar, Senegal general View
Embassy of Ireland, Senegal IE Ireland Dakar, Senegal general View
Embassy of Israel in Abidjan IL Israel Abidjan, Ivory Coast Non-resident accreditation listed in the Israel MFA mission directory. View
Embassy of Mexico in Nigeria MX Mexico Abuja, Nigeria Listed in the official consular circumscription: Nigeria, Benín, Burkina Faso, Camerún, Congo, Gabón, Guinea, Guinea Ecuatorial, Níger, Togo y República Centroafricana. View
Embassy of Oman in Algiers OM Oman Algiers, Algeria Non-resident coverage listed by the Oman Foreign Ministry open-data workbook. View
Embassy of Sweden in Dakar SE Sweden Dakar, Senegal The Dakar embassy's Sweden Abroad sections publish consular information for this country. View
Embassy of the Czech Republic in Accra CZ Czech Republic Accra, Ghana regional View
Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Ivory Coast KR South Korea Abidjan, Ivory Coast MOFA lists this mission as concurrently accredited to Burkina Faso. The country profile notes that an earlier resident mission was closed. View
Embassy of the Republic of Poland in the Republic of Senegal PL Poland Dakar, Senegal Territory under jurisdiction of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Dakar (Senegal). View
Royal Norwegian Embassy in Accra NO Norway Accra, Ghana Burkina Faso page: diplomatic relations are with Dakar; consular matters and passports go to Accra. View
Royal Norwegian Embassy in Dakar NO Norway Dakar, Senegal Burkina Faso page: diplomatic relations are with Dakar. Consular matters and passports go to Accra. View
Secção Consular da Embaixada de Portugal em Dakar PT Portugal Dakar, Senegal Consular jurisdiction in the 25 Mar 2026 list: Territórios do Senegal, Burkina Faso, Gâmbia, Guiné-Conacri, Serra Leoa e Mali. View