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U.S. Embassies in Africa

The U.S. embassy links below are for those located in Africa. You can access the embassy website in each country where one exists and get news, information on services available to American citizens, etc.

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Africa Regional Services- Paris
Tel : (33) 1.43.12.22.22
Fax : (33) 1.43.12.71.88


Algeria: Algiers
U.S. Embassy Algiers
05 Chemin Cheikh Bachir Ibrahimi
El-Biar 16030
Alger Algerie
Tel: [213] (0) 770-08-2000

Angola: Luanda
U.S. Embassy Luanda
Rua Houari Boumedienne, #32
Luanda, Angola
Tel: +244-222-64-1000, +244-222-44-5481, +244-222-44-7028, +244-222-44-6224
Fax: +244-222-64-1232

Benin: Cotonou
American Embassy
01BP 2012
Cotonou Benin
Tel. (229) 21 30 06 50
Fax: (229)21 30 03 84

Botswana: Gaborone
Embassy of the United States of America
Embassy Drive
Government Enclave
Gaborone, Botswana
Phone: 267 395-3982

Burkina Faso: Ouagadougou
U.S. Embassy Ouagadougou
Secteur 15, Ouaga 2000
Rue 15.873
Tel: (226) 25-49-53-00

Burundi: Bujumbura
American Embassy Bujumbura
B.P. 1720
Avenue Des Etats-Unis
Bujumbura, Burundi
Tel: (257) 22-207-000
Tel (after hours): (257) 22-214-853
Fax: (257) 22-222-926


Cabo Verde: Praia
American Embassy in Praia, Cape Verde
Rua Abilio Macedo 6
Praia, Cape Verde
Tel: (238)-260-89-00
Fax: (238)-261-13-55

Cameroon: Yaounde
The United States Embassy in Cameroon
Avenue Rosa Parks
P.O. Box 817
Yaounde
Cameroon
Tel: (237) 2220-1500
Fax: (237) 2220-1500 ext.4531


Central African Republic: Bangui
Avenue David Dacko
P.O. Box 924
Bangui, CAR
Tel: (236) 2161-0200
Fax: (236) 2161-4494

Chad: N'djamena
Avenue Felix Eboue
B.P. 413
N'djamena, Chad
Tel: (235) 63 51 78 00, (235) 22 51 70 09


Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kinshasa
American Embassy, Kinshasa
310, Avenue des Aviateurs
Kinshasa, Gombe
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Tel: (081) 556-0151
Fax: (243) 81 55 60 175

Republic of Congo: Brazzaville
70-83 Section D
Maya-Maya Boulevard
Brazzaville, Congo
Tel: (242) 06 612-2000

Cote D'Ivoire: Abidjan
Embassy of the United States of America
Cocody Riviéra Golf
01 BP 1712 Abidjan 01
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Tel: (+225) 22-49-40-00
Fax: (+225) 22-49-43-23

Republic of Djibouti: Djibouti
American Embassy, Djibouti
Lot 350-B Haramouss
B.P. 185, Djibouti
Tel: (+253) 21-453-000
Fax: (+253) 21-453-020
Fax (Consular Services): (+253) 21-453-340


Egypt: Cairo
5 Tawfik Diab Street
Garden City, Cairo
Egypt
Tel: (20-2) 2797 3300
Fax: (20-2) 2797 3200

Equatorial Guinea: Malabo
The United States Embassy in Equatorial Guinea
Malabo II highway
Malabo, Guinea Ecuatorial
Phone Number: (+240) 333 09 57 41

Eritrea: Asmara
179 Ala Street
P.O. Box 211
Asmara, Eritrea
Tel. (291)(1) 12-00-04
Fax: (291)(1) 12-75-84

Eswatini: Mbabane
Corner of MR 103 and Cultural Center Drive
Ezulwini
P.O. Box D202
The Gables, H106
Eswatini
Tel: (268) 2417-9000

Ethiopia: Addis Ababa
Entoto Street
P.O. Box 1014
Addis Ababa
Tel (switchboard): 130-6000
Fax: 124-2401

Gabon: Libreville
Sabliere B.P. 4000
Libreville, Gabon
Phone:  (241) 01-45-71-00
After Hours: (241) 01-45-72-00

The Gambia: Banjul
American Embassy Banjul
Kairaba Avenue, Fajara
P.M.B. 19
Banjul
The Gambia
Tel: (220) 439-2856
Fax: (220) 439-2475

Ghana: Accra
Public Affairs Section
No. 24, Fourth Circular Rd., Cantonments, Accra
P.O. Box GP 2288
Accra, Ghana
Telephone: +233 (0) 30 274 1000, +233 (0) 30 274 1150

Guinea: Conakry
American Embassy Conakry
P.O. Box 603
Transversale No. 2
Centre Administratif de Koloma
Commune de Ratoma
Conakry, Republic of Guinea
Telephone: +224-655-104-000
Fax:+224-655-104-297

Kenya: Nairobi
Embassy of the United States
United Nations Avenue Nairobi
P. O. Box 606 Village Market
00621 Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: 254 20 363-6000
Fax: 254 20 363-6157

Lesotho: Maseru
American Embassy Maseru
P.O. Box 333
Maseru 100, Lesotho
Physical address: 254 Kingsway Road Maseru Lesotho
Tel: +266 22 312 666
Fax: +266 22 310 116

Liberia: Monrovia
502 Benson Street
Monrovia, Liberia
Tel: (+231) 77-677-7000
Fax: (+231) 77-677-7370


Libya: Tripoli
The U.S. Embassy in Tripoli remains closed. U.S. citizens in Libya who seek emergency assistance or routine consular services should contact the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia.

Madagascar: Antananarivo
Lot 207 A, Point Liberty
Andranoro, Antehiroka
105 Antananarivo
Tel: (261) 20 23 480 00/01
Fax: (261) 20 23 480 35

Malawi: Lilongwe
Embassy of the United States of America
P.O Box 30016
16 Jomo Kenyatta Road, Lilongwe 3, Malawi
Telephone: (265) 1 773 166
Fax: (265) 1 770 471

Mali: Bamako
ACI 2000
Rue 243, Porte 297
Bamako, Mali
Tel: +223 20 70 23 00
Fax: +223 20 70 24 79

Mauritania: Nouakchott
288, rue 42-100, (rue Abdallaye)
Phone: 222-525-2660
Fax: 222-525-1592

Mauritius: Port Louis
Embassy of the United States of America
4th Floor, Rogers House
John Kennedy Avenue
P.O. Box 544
Port Louis
Republic of Mauritius
Tel: (230) 202-4400
Fax: (230) 208-9534


Morocco: Rabat
Embassy of the United States of America
Km 5.7, Avenue Mohamed VI
Souissi, Rabat 10170
Morocco
Tel: (212) 0537 637 200
Fax: (212) 0537 637 201

Mozambique: Maputo
Maputo, Mozambique
Av. Kenneth Kaunda, 193
Caixa Postal, 783
Tel: (258) 21-49 27 97
Fax:(258) 21-49 01 14

Namibia: Windhoek
14 Lossen Street
Windhoek, Namibia
Tel: 061-295-8500
Fax: 061-295-8603

Niger: Niamey
BP 11201
Niamey, Niger
Tel: (227) 20-73-31-69
Fax: (227) 20-73-55-60

Nigeria: Abuja
Embassy of the United States of America
Plot 1075 Diplomatic Drive
Central District Area, Abuja, Nigeria
Telephone: (234)-9-461-4000
Fax: (234)-9-461-4036

Rwanda: Kigali
The United States Embassy in Rwanda
2657 Avenue de la Gendarmerie (Kacyiru)
P.O. Box 28 Kigali RWANDA
Tel: (250) 252 596 400
Fax: (250) 252 580 325

Senegal: Dakar
Route des Almadies
Dakar, Senegal
Tel: (221) 33-879-4000

Sierra Leone: Freetown
Embassy of the United States of America
Southridge - Hill Station
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Telephone: +232 99 1055 00
To call Embassy Freetown from the US: 011 232 99 1055 00

Somalia: Mogadishu
U.S. Embassy, Nairobi, Kenya
American Reference Center
United Nations Avenue, Gigiri
P.O Box 606, Village Market
00621 Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: 254-2-363-6178/6644
Fax: 254-2-363-6353

South Africa: Pretoria
US Embassy
PO Box 9536, Pretoria 0001
877 Pretorius St, Arcadia, Pretoria
Tel: (27-12) 431-4000
Fax: (27-12) 342-2299


South Sudan: Juba
adjacent to the European Union's compound
Juba, South Sudan

Sudan: Khartoum
U.S. Embassy Khartoum
P.O. Box 699
Kilo 10, Soba
Khartoum, Sudan
Tel: (249)(187)-0-(22000) outside Sudan
Tel: (187)-0-(22000) within Sudan

Tanzania: Dar es Salaam
American Embassy
686 Old Bagamoyo Road,
Msasani
P.O. Box 9123,
Dar es Salaam
Tel: 255-22-229-4000
Fax: 255-22-229-4970 or 4971

Togo: Lome
Boulevard Eyadema
B.P. 852, Lomé
Phone: (+228) 2261 5470
Fax: (+228) 2261 5501


Tunisia: Tunis
Les Berges du Lac
1053 TUNIS
Tunisia
Tel: +216 71 107 000
Fax: +216 71 963 263

Uganda: Kampala
Embassy of the United States of America
1577 Ggaba Road
Kampala
Uganda
Tel: 256-414-259791
Fax: 256-414-259794

Zambia: Lusaka
Eastern end of Kabulonga Road,
Ibex Hill,
P.O. Box 320065,
Lusaka, ZAMBIA.
Telephone: +260 (0) 211-357-000

Zimbabwe: Harare
172 Herbert Chitepo Ave
Harare, Zimbabwe
Tel: 263-4-250593/4
Fax: 263- 4-796488

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