Editing Foreign relations of Lebanon (section)

===Africa===
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|{{Flag|Algeria}}||18 December 1962||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 18 December 1962 when has been accredited first Ambassador of Lebanon to Algeria Mr Hussein El Jissr.<ref name=":44">{{Cite book |last=François Buy |title=La République algérienne démocratique et populaire |publisher=Diffusion: Librairie française |year=1965 |pages=176 |language=fr}}</ref>
* Algeria has an embassy in [[Beirut]].
* Lebanon has an embassy in [[Algiers]].
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|{{Flag|Benin}}
|27 June 1962
|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 June 1962 when first ambassador of Lebanon to Dahomey presented his credentials to President Hubert Maga.<ref name=":43">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M4aQ3IE1e14C&dq=His+Excellency+Mr.+...+the+Lebanese+ambassador+to+Dahomey,+this+afternoon+in+Porto+Novo+...&pg=RA2-PA4 |title=Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts Issues 126-127 |publisher=United States. Central Intelligence Agency |year=1962 |access-date=19 July 2023}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Cameroon}}
|1962
|Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1962 when has been accredited Ambassador of Lebanon to Cameroon with residence in Dakar M. Mohamed Ali Hamade.<ref name=":45">{{Cite book |title=Monde colonial illustré Volume 40, Issues 393-404 |publisher=Société nouvelle des Editions France Outremer S.A. |year=1962 |pages=58 |language=fr}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Central African Republic}}
|1966
|Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1966 when has been accredited Ambassador of Lebanon to Central African Republic (resident in Accra) M. Khalil Itani.<ref name=":63" />
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|{{Flag|Côte d'Ivoire}}||4 October 1961<ref name=":38">{{Cite book|title=Middle East Record Volume 2, 1961, Volume 2|publisher=The Moshe Dayan Center, 1961|pages=414}}</ref>||
Approximately 100,000 people of Lebanese origin reside in Côte d'Ivoire.

21 April 1961 established Embassy of Lebanon in Abidjan
* Côte d'Ivoire has an embassy in Beirut.
* Lebanon has an embassy in [[Abidjan]].
* See [[Lebanese people in Ivory Coast]]
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|{{Flag|Democratic Republic of Congo}}||June 1972||
* Lebanon has an embassy in [[Kinshasa]].
* The Democratic Republic of Congo has a consulate in Beirut.
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|{{Flag|Djibouti}}
|11 March 1981
|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 11 March 1981 when first Ambassador of Lebanon to Djibouti (resident in Khartoum) Mr. Ibrahim Marouche presented his credentials to President M. Hassan Gouled Aptidon.<ref name=":52">{{Cite book |title=Le Mois en Afrique - Issues 180-185 |publisher=Le Mois en Afrique |year=1981 |pages=158 |language=fr}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Egypt}}||30 November 1944||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 30 November 1944 when was opened Legation of Lebanon in Cairo.<ref name=":7">{{Cite book |last=KHOURY Gérard |title=Sélim Takla 1895-1945. Une contribution à l'indépendance du Liban |publisher=Karthala Editions |year=2004 |pages=389 |language=fr}}</ref>
Severed diplomatic relations 26 April 1979, restored 28 June 1989.
* Egypt has an embassy in Beirut.
* Lebanon has an embassy in [[Cairo]] and a consulate-general in [[Alexandria]].
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|{{Flag|Ethiopia}}||31 July 1949||31 July 1949 was accredited first Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia to Lebanon Mr. Fitaorari Tafesse Habte Mikael<ref name=":22">{{Cite book|title=British Documents on Foreign Affairs--reports and Papers from the Foreign Office Confidential Print: Arabia, The Lebanon, Israel, Syria, Jordan and General, 1952|publisher=LexisNexis, 2006|pages=311}}</ref>
* Ethiopia has a consulate-general in Beirut.
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|{{Flag|Gabon}}
|1962
|Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1962 when Ambassador of Lebanon to Gabon M. Mohamed Ali Hamade presented his credentials to President Leon Mba.<ref name=":61" />
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|{{Flag|Gambia}}
|24 May 1965
|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 24 May 1965<ref name=":48">{{Cite book |title=Chronology of Arab Politics, Volume 3 |publisher=Political Studies and Public Administration Department of the American University of Beirut., 1965 |pages=138}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Ghana}}||30 March 1959||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 30 March 1959.<ref name=":30">{{Cite book |title=Summary of the Yugoslav Press |publisher=The Service |year=1959 |pages=4}}</ref><ref name=":31">{{Cite web |last=Lazar Focsaneanu |title=Chronologie des faits internationaux d'ordre juridique. Annuaire Français de Droit International / Année 1959 / 5 / |url=https://www.persee.fr/doc/afdi_0066-3085_1959_num_5_1_1472?q=Chronologie%20des%20faits%20internationaux%20d%27ordre%20juridique |access-date=30 November 2023 |website=persee.fr |page=921 |language=fr}}</ref>
* Ghana is accredited to Lebanon from its embassy in Cairo, Egypt.
* Lebanon has an embassy in [[Accra]].
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|{{Flag|Guinea}}||3 June 1960||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 June 1960 when Lebanese Government appointed its Minister to Liberia to be Minister to Guinea as well.<ref name=":32">{{Cite book |last=Yitzhak Oron |title=Middle East Record Volume 1, 1960 Volume 1 |publisher=Published for The Israel Oriental Society, The Reuven Shiloah Research Center by George Weidenfeld & Nicolson Limited |year=1960 |pages=370}}</ref>
* Guinea is accredited to Lebanon from its embassy in Cairo, Egypt.
* Lebanon has an embassy in [[Conakry]].
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|{{Flag|Guinea-Bissau}}
|20 October 2020
|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 20 October 2020 when Ambassador of Lebanon to Guinea-Bissau Mr. Fadi Zein has presented his credentials to President Ùmaro El Mokhtar Sissoco Embaló.<ref name=":57">{{Cite web |date=20 October 2020 |title=L'Ambassadeur Extraordinaire et Plenipotentiaire de la Republique du Liban en Guinee-Bissau, M. Fadi Zein a presente sa lettre de creance ce matin |url=https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02YZTkaWHrPY5P4zjfEdkwE6PsdgeNVF7uPBTwL1ES2hN4LrwobgebgVREtVQY6dktl&id=277813889319254&m_entstream_source=permalink&locale2=hi_IN&refid=52&__tn__=-R |access-date=29 August 2023 |website=Ayouba toure |language=fr}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Liberia}}
|1 January 1951
|Both countries established diplomatic relations when Liberian and Lebanese Governments to raise their Consulates General to the status of Legations, and a proclamation was issued announcing that the change would take effect from 1 January 1951.<ref name=":24">{{Cite book|title=British Documents on Foreign Affairs: Ethiopia, Egypt, Morocco, Libya, and Africa (general), 1951|publisher=LexisNexis, 2005|pages=87}}</ref> In 1957 both countries raise their Legations to status of Embassies<ref>{{Cite book|title=Volume 18 of Foreign relations of the United States, 1955-1957|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office, 1989|pages=412}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Libya}}||1955||

* Lebanon has an embassy in [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]].
* Libya is accredited to Lebanon from its embassy in [[Cairo]].
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|{{Flag|Malawi}}
|18 October 2017
|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 18 October 2017 when ambassador of Malawi Mrs. Caroline Bwanali Mussa, has presented his credentials to President of Lebanon Michel Aoun.<ref name=":56">{{Cite web |date=18 October 2017 |title=President Michel Aoun receives the credentials of the Ambassador of MALAWI Caroline Bwanali Mussa |url=https://www.dalatinohra.net/?p=62856 |access-date=22 August 2023 |website=dalatinohra.net |archive-date=August 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822104718/https://www.dalatinohra.net/?p=62856 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Mali}}
|9 October 1961
|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 9 October 1961 when first Lebanese Ambassador to Mali (resident in Accra) Dr. Karim Azqul presented his credentials to President Modibo Keita.<ref name=":40">{{Cite book |last=Yitzhak Oron |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vzZ71Eh5QvMC&dq=first+Ambassador+of+Lebanon+to+Mali+presented+his+credentials+9+October+1961&pg=PA415 |title=Middle East Record Volume 2, 1961 Volume 2 |publisher=Israel Oriental Society, The Reuven Shiloah Research Center |year=1961 |pages=415 |access-date=19 July 2023}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Mauritania}}
|10 June 1971
|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 June 1971<ref name=":49">{{Cite book |last=Mokhtar Ould Daddah |title=La Mauritanie contre vents et marées |publisher=Karthala |year=2003 |pages=520 |language=fr}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Morocco}}|| ||

* Lebanon has an embassy in [[Rabat]].
* Morocco has an embassy in Beirut.
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|{{Flag|Niger}}
|11 March 1962
|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 11 March 1962, when the first Lebanese Ambassador to Niger, Jean Hadji Thomas, presented his credentials to President Hamani Diori<ref name=":41">{{Cite book|title=Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts, Issues 50-51|publisher=United States. Central Intelligence Agency|year=1962|pages=7}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Nigeria}}||8 January 1961||8 January 1961 Lebanese Consulate in Lagos was raised to level embassy.<ref name=":34">{{Cite book|title=Middle East Record Volume 2, 1961, Volume 2|publisher=The Moshe Dayan Center, 1961|pages=415}}</ref> Nigeria opened its embassy in Beirut in 1982
* Lebanon has an embassy in [[Abuja]].
* Nigeria has an embassy in Beirut.
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|{{Flag|Rwanda}}
|21 April 2017
|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 April 2017<ref name=":55">{{Cite web |title=Rwanda, Lebanon looking to bolster trade ties |url=https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/139937/News/rwanda-lebanon-looking-to-bolster-trade-ties |access-date=9 June 2023 |website=newtimes.co.rw|date=April 22, 2017 }}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Senegal}}||22 April 1961||
Approximately 30,000 people of Lebanese origin reside in Senegal.

On22 April 1961, the Lebanese Consulate General in Dakar was raised to level Embassy<ref name=":35">{{Cite book|title=Middle East Record Volume 2, 1961, Volume 2|publisher=The Moshe Dayan Center, 1961|pages=416}}</ref>
* Lebanon has an embassy in [[Dakar]].
* See [[Lebanese people in Senegal]]
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|{{Flag|Sierra Leone}}||27 April 1961||
Approximately 30,000 people of Lebanese origin reside in Sierra Leone.

27 April 1961 Lebanese Consulate General in Freetown was raised to status Embassy<ref name=":36">{{Cite book|title=Middle East Record Volume 1, 1960, Volume 1|publisher=The Moshe Dayan Center, 1960|pages=371}}</ref>
* Lebanon has an embassy in [[Freetown]].
* See [[Lebanese people in Sierra Leone]]
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|{{Flag|Somalia}}
|6 October 1961
|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 6 October 1961<ref name=":39">{{Cite book |title=News from Hsinhua News Agency: Daily bulletin |publisher=Issues 1357-1371 |year=1961}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|South Africa}}||18 November 1995||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 18 November 1995<ref name=":53">{{Cite book |title=Interpellations, Questions and Replies of the National Assembly Issues 11-13 |publisher=South Africa. Parliament (1994- ). National Assembly |year=1996 |pages=2223}}</ref>
* Lebanon has an embassy in [[Pretoria]].
* South Africa is accredited to Lebanon from its embassy in Damascus, Syria.
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|{{Flag|Sudan}}|| ||

* Lebanon has an embassy in [[Khartoum]].
* Sudan has an embassy in Beirut.
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|{{Flag|Togo}}
|7 June 1962
|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 7 June 1962 when first Ambassador of Lebanon to Togo (resident in Dakar) Mr. Mohammed Ali Hamade presented his credentials.<ref name=":42">{{Cite book |title=Afrique - Volumes 14-19 |publisher=Société internationale de publications commerciales, culturelles et artistiques |year=1962 |pages=64 |language=fr}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Tunisia}}|| ||

* Lebanon has an embassy in [[Tunis]].
* Tunisia has an embassy in Beirut.
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