Editing Foreign relations of Ireland (section)

===Africa===
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|{{flag|Algeria}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1975|1}}<ref name="ME">{{cite book |last1=Miller |first1=Rory |title=Ireland and the Palestine Question: 1948–2004 |date=2005 |page=84}}</ref>
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* Ireland is represented in Algeria through its embassy in [[Bern]] ([[Switzerland]]).
* Algeria has an embassy in [[Dublin]].
* There are 1,047 Algerians living in Ireland.<ref name="Ireland 2011 Census"/>
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|{{flag|Angola}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2001|1|24}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Diplomatic relations between Angola and Ireland as of 24 Jan. 2001 |date=24 January 2001 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1301026?ln=en |publisher=United Nations Digital Library |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=27 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127144421/https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1301026?ln=en |url-status=live }}</ref>
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* Ireland is represented in Angola through its embassy in [[Maputo]] ([[Mozambique]]).
* Angola is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]).
* Between 2006 and 2010 Angola received almost €7.6 million from the government of Ireland through [[Irish Aid]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=2010-07-06.728.0 | title=Department of Foreign Affairs International Relations | publisher=Kildare Street | access-date=4 February 2016 | archive-date=23 January 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123075212/https://www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=2010-07-06.728.0 | url-status=live }}</ref>
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|{{flag|Burkina Faso}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2007|5|1}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations Between Burkina Faso and Ireland as of 1 May 2007 |date=May 2007 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1327504?ln=en |publisher=United Nations Digital Library |access-date=30 October 2020 |last1=Faso |first1=Burkina |archive-date=27 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127143509/https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1327504?ln=en |url-status=live }}</ref>
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* Although diplomatic relations with Burkina Faso are maintained through Ireland's Permanent Mission to the [[United Nations]] in [[New York City|New York]], ([[United States]]), Ireland is represented in Burkina Faso consularly through its embassy in [[Abuja]] ([[Nigeria]]).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/sub-saharan-africa/burkina-faso/ | title=Diplomatic and Consular Information for Burkina Faso | publisher=Department for Foreign Affairs | access-date=4 February 2016 | archive-date=6 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406221547/https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/sub-saharan-africa/burkina-faso/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
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|{{flag|Cameroon}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2007|4|23}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations Between Cameroon and Ireland as of 23 Apr. 2007 |date=23 April 2007 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1327505?ln=en |publisher=United Nations Digital Library |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=27 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127140003/https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1327505?ln=en |url-status=live }}</ref>
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* Ireland is represented in Cameroon through its embassy in [[Abuja]] ([[Nigeria]]).
* Cameroon is represented in Ireland through an honorary consulate in [[Dublin]].
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|{{flag|Democratic Republic of Congo}}||2000<ref name=":0" />
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* Ireland is represented in the Democratic Republic of Congo through its embassy in [[Pretoria]] ([[South Africa]]).
* Democratic Republic of Congo received €7.4 million in aid from Ireland in 2011.<ref name="Irish Aid Annual report 2011">{{cite web | url=http://www.irishaid.gov.ie/media/irishaid/allwebsitemedia/20newsandpublications/publicationpdfsenglish/2011-irish-aid-annual-report.pdf | title=Irish Aid Annual report 2011 | publisher=Irish Aid | access-date=1 February 2013 | archive-date=4 July 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704181430/http://www.irishaid.gov.ie/media/irishaid/allwebsitemedia/20newsandpublications/publicationpdfsenglish/2011-irish-aid-annual-report.pdf | url-status=live }}</ref>
* There are 1,770 citizens from between both the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo living in Ireland. The exact number from each is uncertain due to the fact ''Congo'' with no distinction was used solely in census reports.<ref name="Ireland 2011 Census"/>
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|{{flag|Egypt}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1974|12}}<ref name="ME" />
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* Ireland has an embassy in [[Cairo]] and an honorary consulate in [[Alexandria]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.embassyofireland.org.eg/|title=Department of Foreign Affairs|website=Embassyofireland.org.eg|access-date=21 February 2015|archive-date=7 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707204024/http://www.embassyofireland.org.eg/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Egypt has an embassy in Dublin, the first embassy of an Arab country in Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.embegyptireland.ie/the-embassy.htm |title=Egyptian embassy in Dublin |publisher=Embegyptireland.ie |access-date=1 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201040604/http://www.embegyptireland.ie/the-embassy.htm |archive-date= 1 February 2011 }}</ref>
* There are 1,055 [[Egyptians]] living in Ireland.<ref name="Ireland 2011 Census"/>
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|{{flag|Ethiopia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1994}}<ref name="Ireland-Ethiopia relations">{{cite web |title=Ireland-Ethiopia relations |url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/ethiopia/our-role/ireland-ethiopia-relations/ |access-date=2 November 2020 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012013010/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/ethiopia/our-role/ireland-ethiopia-relations/ |url-status=live }}</ref>||See [[Ethiopia–Ireland relations]]
* Ireland has an embassy in [[Addis Ababa]].
* Ethiopia closed its embassy in Dublin in 2021.
* In 2011, Ethiopia received €36.4 million in aid from Ireland.<ref name="Irish Aid Annual report 2011"/>
* In November 2014 the President of Ireland [[Michael D. Higgins]] visited Ethiopia on a state visit to celebrate 20 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries. During this visit a bilateral transport agreement was signed which paved the way for [[Ethiopian Airlines]] to commence direct flights to Dublin from Addis Ababa, the first between Ireland and [[Sub-Saharan Africa]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/ethiopia/news-and-events/2014/visit-by-the-president-of-ireland-to-ethiopia/ | title=Visit by the President of Ireland to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia | publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs | access-date=5 February 2016 | archive-date=25 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425231304/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/ethiopia/news-and-events/2014/visit-by-the-president-of-ireland-to-ethiopia/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
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|{{flag|Ghana}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1990}}<ref name="dfa.ie">{{cite web |title=Ambassador presents credentials in Ghana |url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/nigeria/news-and-events/2015/ambassador-hoy-credentials-ghana/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127203458/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/nigeria/news-and-events/2015/ambassador-hoy-credentials-ghana/ |archive-date=27 January 2021 |access-date=2 November 2020 |website=Embassy of Ireland, Nigeria}}</ref>
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* Ireland is represented in Ghana through its embassy in [[Abuja]] ([[Nigeria]]). Ireland also maintains a visa applications centre in [[Accra]].
* Ghana is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]).
* There are 1,158 [[Ghanaian people|Ghanaians]] living in Ireland.<ref name="Ireland 2011 Census"/>
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|{{flag|Ivory Coast}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2000|5|3}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Diplomatic relations between Côte d'Ivoire and Ireland as of 3 May 2000 |date=3 May 2000 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1315843?ln=en |publisher=United Nations Digital Library |access-date=30 October 2020 |last1=d'Ivoire |first1=Côte |archive-date=27 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127145654/https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1315843?ln=en |url-status=live }}</ref>
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* Although diplomatic relations with the Ivory Coast are maintained through Ireland's Embassy in [[London]], ([[United Kingdom]]), Ireland is represented in the Ivory Coast consular through its embassy in [[Monrovia]] ([[Liberia]]).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/sub-saharan-africa/ivory-coast/ | title=Diplomatic and Consular Information for the Ivory Coast | publisher=Department for Foreign Affairs | access-date=5 February 2016 | archive-date=7 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407021929/https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/sub-saharan-africa/ivory-coast/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
* Ivory Coast is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]).
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|{{flag|Kenya}}||4 April 1979<ref name="archive.org"/>
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* Ireland has an embassy in [[Nairobi]].
* Kenya has an embassy in Dublin.
* Kenya received €9.3 million in aid from Ireland in 2011.<ref name="Irish Aid Annual report 2011"/>
* There are approximately 2,000 Irish citizens living in Kenya.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/kenya/our-role/irish-relations/ | title=Ireland-Kenya Relations | publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs | access-date=5 February 2016 | archive-date=25 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425223100/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/kenya/our-role/irish-relations/ | url-status=live }}</ref> 
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* Ireland is represented in Lesotho through its embassy in [[Pretoria]], [[South Africa]] after closing its embassy in [[Maseru]] in 2014.
* Lesotho has an embassy in [[Dublin]].
* In June 2006 the President of Ireland, [[Mary McAleese]] made a state visit to the country.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/president-s-12-day-visit-to-south-africa-starts-in-lesotho-1.1015298 | title=President's 12-day visit to South Africa starts in Lesotho | newspaper=The Irish Times | date=12 June 2006 | access-date=5 February 2016 | archive-date=23 January 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123100611/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/president-s-12-day-visit-to-south-africa-starts-in-lesotho-1.1015298 | url-status=live }}</ref>
* Lesotho received €11.3 million in aid from Ireland in 2011.<ref name="Irish Aid Annual report 2011"/>
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|{{flag|Liberia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2004}}<ref name="Liberian Irish relations"/>
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* Ireland has an embassy in [[Monrovia]].
* Liberia is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]).
* Liberia received €7.5 million in aid from Ireland in 2011.<ref name="Irish Aid Annual report 2011"/>
* Between 2003 and 2007, as part of the [[United Nations Mission in Liberia]], Ireland deployed a quick reaction force of 430 troops to assist with peacekeeping.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/un-asks-ireland-to-keep-troops-in-liberia-1.1028353 | title=UN asks Ireland to keep troops in Liberia | newspaper=The Irish Times | date=15 March 2006 | access-date=5 February 2016 | archive-date=23 January 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123100603/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/un-asks-ireland-to-keep-troops-in-liberia-1.1028353 | url-status=live }}</ref>
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|{{flag|Libya}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2 July 1977}}
|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 2 July 1977<ref name="ARR, Arab Report and Record"/>
* Ireland is represented in Libya through its embassy in [[Rome]] ([[Italy]]).
* Libya is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]).
Under [[Muammar Gaddafi]], the prime governor of Libya from 1969 to 2011, relations between both countries were strained due to Gaddafi's support of the [[Irish Republican Army]]. Gaddafi was sympathetic to their cause and also wanted revenge for the [[United States Air Force]]'s [[1986 United States bombing of Libya|bombing attacks on Tripoli and Benghazi in 1986]]. Between 1984 and 1987 Libya sent the IRA about 1,000 [[AK47|AK47 assault rifles]] and six tonnes of [[Semtex|Semtex explosive]] alongside other weapons. This shipment ensured [[The Troubles]] could continue for many more years, mainly until the [[Good Friday Agreement]] of 1998 ended the conflict.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/northernireland/8425593/Libyan-arms-helped-the-IRA-to-wage-war.html | title=Libyan arms helped the IRA to wage war | publisher=Telegraph UK | date=4 April 2011 | access-date=5 February 2016 | archive-date=24 January 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124235413/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/northernireland/8425593/Libyan-arms-helped-the-IRA-to-wage-war.html | url-status=live }}</ref> 
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|{{flag|Madagascar}}||{{dts|format=dmy|6 March 2024}}<ref name="madagascar" />
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* Ireland is represented in Madagascar through its embassy in [[Maputo]] ([[Mozambique]]).
* Madagascar is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]).<ref>{{cite news |title=Fihaonana ny 26 September tao New York |url=https://www.primature.gov.mg/index.php/2019/09/26/fihaonana-ny-26-septambra-tao-new-york/ |access-date=9 November 2021 |date=26 September 2019 |language=fr, mg |archive-date=9 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109204424/https://www.primature.gov.mg/index.php/2019/09/26/fihaonana-ny-26-septambra-tao-new-york/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|{{flag|Malawi}}||<!--Start date-->2002
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* Ireland has an embassy in [[Lilongwe]] and an honorary consulate in [[Blantyre]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=5493 | title=Diplomatic and Consular Information for Malawi | publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs | access-date=1 February 2013 | archive-date=28 March 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328061621/http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=5493 | url-status=live }}</ref>
* Malawi has an honorary consulate in [[Dublin]].
* Malawi received €17.5 million in aid from Ireland in 2011.<ref name="Irish Aid Annual report 2011"/>
* In 2014 the President of Ireland, [[Michael D. Higgins]], made a state visit to Malawi.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorial/ireland-and-africa-president-higgins-reflects-a-relationship-in-transition-1.2009144 | title=Ireland and Africa: President Higgins reflects a relationship in transition | newspaper=The Irish Times | date=21 November 2014 | access-date=5 February 2016 | archive-date=23 January 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123233726/http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorial/ireland-and-africa-president-higgins-reflects-a-relationship-in-transition-1.2009144 | url-status=live }}</ref>
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|{{flag|Mauritius}}||<!--Start date-->{{dts|format=dmy|2000|8}}<ref name="Government of Mauritius"/>
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* Ireland is represented in Mauritius through its embassy in [[Pretoria]], ([[South Africa]]).
* Mauritius is represented in Ireland through its high commission in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]).
* There are 2,844 citizens of Mauritius living in Ireland.<ref name="Irish Census 2011"/>
Following the [[Murder of Michaela McAreavey|murder of Irish tourist Michaela McAreavey]] on the island in January 2011, several Irish businesses proposed a boycott of the island due to the questionable trial in which all 3 suspects were acquitted.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/please-dont-boycott-mauritius-over-michaelas-killing-says-rosanna-26878519.html |title=Please don't boycott Mauritius over Michaela's killing, says Rosanna |date=21 July 2012 |newspaper=[[Irish Independent]] |location=Dublin |issn=0021-1222 |access-date=3 December 2019 |archive-date=3 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203114050/https://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/please-dont-boycott-mauritius-over-michaelas-killing-says-rosanna-26878519.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Another source of discontent was the investigation by the [[Mauritius Police Force|Mauritian authorities]]. The Major Crime Investigation Team (MCIT), who was in charge, admitted they failed to interview fellow guests at the hotel who were staying close to the room in which the murder occurred. They also failed to preserve the crime scene and did not provide any solid [[DNA profiling|DNA evidence]] against the accused.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thejournal.ie/michaela-mcareavey-murder-trial-recap-what-happened-verdict-518140-Jul2012/ | title=Michaela McAreavey murder trial: the major talking points | publisher=The Journal | date=13 July 2012 | access-date=6 February 2016 | archive-date=6 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206234719/http://www.thejournal.ie/michaela-mcareavey-murder-trial-recap-what-happened-verdict-518140-Jul2012/ | url-status=live }}</ref> As a result, the Irish ambassador to Mauritius conveyed in person to the Prime Minister of Mauritius, [[Navin Ramgoolam]], a formal government to government protest over what happened.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dfa.ie/news-and-media/press-releases/press-release-archive/2012/july/ambassador-to-mauritius-meets-ramgoolam/ | title=Irish Ambassador to Mauritius meets with Prime Minister Ramgoolam | publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs | date=20 July 2012 | access-date=6 February 2016 | archive-date=7 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207005942/https://www.dfa.ie/news-and-media/press-releases/press-release-archive/2012/july/ambassador-to-mauritius-meets-ramgoolam/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0716/329282-government-to-make-formal-complaint-to-mauritius/ | title=Government to make formal complaint to Mauritius | website=RTÉ | date=17 July 2012 | access-date=6 February 2016 | archive-date=7 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207003856/http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0716/329282-government-to-make-formal-complaint-to-mauritius/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
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|{{flag|Morocco}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1975|3|19}}<ref name="Oireachtas"/>
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* Ireland has an embassy in Rabat.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/morocco/ |title=Embassy of Ireland in Rabat |access-date=31 October 2021 |archive-date=31 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031143507/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/morocco/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Morocco has an embassy in [[Dublin]].
In November 2012 Morocco recalled its ambassador to Ireland temporarily due to the fact the leader of the [[Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic]], [[Mohamed Abdelaziz (Sahrawi politician)|Mohamed Abdelaziz]], met with top Irish officials, including the President of Ireland [[Michael D. Higgins]] and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, [[Eamon Gilmore]]. The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic claims sovereignty over [[Western Sahara]], a [[disputed territory]] that Morocco also claims to own.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/tds-stumble-into-gilmores-desert-storm-28893299.html | title=TDs stumble into Gilmore's desert storm | newspaper=Irish Independent | date=7 November 2012 | access-date=6 February 2016 | archive-date=5 January 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105101756/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/tds-stumble-into-gilmores-desert-storm-28893299.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
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|{{flag|Mozambique}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1996|6|13}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations Between Mozambique and Ireland as of 13 June 1996 |date=13 June 1996 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1477472?ln=en |publisher=United Nations Digital Library |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=27 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127144446/https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1477472?ln=en |url-status=live }}</ref>
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* Ireland has an embassy in [[Maputo]].<ref name="Department of Foreign Affairs">{{cite web | url=http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=5541 | title=Diplomatic and Consular Information for Mozambique | publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs | access-date=1 February 2013 | archive-date=31 January 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131145919/http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=5541 | url-status=live }}</ref>
* Mozambique is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]). 
* Mozambique received €42.2 million in aid from Ireland in 2011.<ref name="Irish Aid Annual report 2011"/>
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|{{flag|Namibia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1994}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dfa.ie/media/missions/zambia/dcdpage/19-050-Zambia-Strategy_Web-2.pdf |title=Ireland in Zambia 2018–2022 |website=dfa.ie |access-date=2 November 2020 |pages=1 |archive-date=13 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013142410/https://www.dfa.ie/media/missions/zambia/dcdpage/19-050-Zambia-Strategy_Web-2.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
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* Ireland is represented in Namibia through its embassy in [[Pretoria]] ([[South Africa]]).
* Namibia is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]).
Following Namibia's Independence from [[South Africa]] in 1990, Ireland sent 50 Garda officers as well as 20 military observers to the country as part of the [[United Nations Transition Assistance Group]]. This group was sent to monitor the peace process and elections taking place there at the time.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/takes/dail1998051200093?opendocument | title=Relations with Namibia – Written Answers | publisher=Dáil Éireann | date=12 May 1998 | access-date=6 February 2016 | archive-date=14 August 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814063637/http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/takes/dail1998051200093?opendocument | url-status=live }}</ref>
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* Ireland is represented in Nigeria through its embassy in [[Abuja]], Ireland's first on the [[African continent]], and an honorary consulate in [[Lagos]].
* Nigeria is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[Dublin]].
* There are 17,642 [[Nigerians in Ireland|Nigerians living in Ireland]].<ref name="Irish Census 2011"/>
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|{{flag|Seychelles}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1999|10|9}}<ref name="nation.sc"/>
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* Although diplomatic relations with Seychelles are maintained through Ireland's Permanent Mission to the [[United Nations]] in [[New York City|New York]], ([[United States]]), Ireland is represented in Seychelles consular through its embassy in [[Dar es Salaam]] ([[Tanzania]]).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/sub-saharan-africa/seychelles/ | title=Diplomatic and Consular Information for Seychelles | publisher=Department for Foreign Affairs | access-date=5 February 2016 | archive-date=7 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407021427/https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/sub-saharan-africa/seychelles/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
* Seychelles have an honorary consulate in [[Dublin]].
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|{{flag|Sierra Leone}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2000|1|19}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Diplomatic relations between Sierra Leone and Ireland as of 19 Jan. 2000 |date=19 January 2000 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1315827?ln=en |publisher=United Nations Digital Library |access-date=30 October 2020 |last1=Leone |first1=Sierra |archive-date=27 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127134951/https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1315827?ln=en |url-status=live }}</ref>
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* Ireland has an embassy in [[Freetown]] since 2014.
* Sierra Leone is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]) and an honorary consulate in [[Muine Bheag]] in [[County Carlow]].
* Sierra Leone received €9.1 million in aid from Ireland in 2011.<ref name="Irish Aid Annual report 2011"/>
* Between 2005 and 2014 Ireland provided over €88 million in assistance to projects in Sierra Leone.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/sierra-leone/about-us/the-embassys-history/ | title=Embassy's History in Sierra Leone | publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs | access-date=6 February 2016 | archive-date=7 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207002139/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/sierra-leone/about-us/the-embassys-history/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
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* Ireland maintains diplomatic relations with the [[Federal Government of Somalia]] through its embassy in [[Nairobi]] ([[Kenya]]).
* In 1993 as part of the [[United Nations]] led [[United Nations Operation in Somalia II|Operation in Somalia II]] peace-enforcing mission, 100 Irish troops forming a transport company were deployed to Somalia.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2015/0416/694455-time-up-in-somalia/ | title=Time up in Somalia | website=RTÉ | date=12 October 1994 | access-date=6 February 2016 | archive-date=7 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207045312/http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2015/0416/694455-time-up-in-somalia/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
* There are 1,047 [[Somalis]] living in Ireland.<ref name="Ireland 2011 Census"/>
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|{{flag|South Africa}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1993}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Ireland-South Africa Exhibition in Cape Town, 12 – 30 October 2018 |url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/south-africa/news-and-events/news-archive/ireland-south-africa-exhibition-in-cape-town-12---30-october-2018.html |access-date=2 November 2020 |date=9 October 2018 |archive-date=7 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107103843/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/south-africa/news-and-events/news-archive/ireland-south-africa-exhibition-in-cape-town-12---30-october-2018.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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* Ireland opened an embassy in [[Pretoria]] in 1994.  Ireland also has an honorary consulate in [[Cape Town]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.embassyireland.org.za/ |title=Irish embassy in Pretoria |publisher=Embassyireland.org.za |date=9 February 2009 |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=4 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081004043959/http://www.embassyireland.org.za/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* The South African Embassy in [[Dublin]] was opened in 1995.
* There are 4,872 [[South Africans]] living in Ireland.<ref name="CSO Emigration"/>
* Ireland gave just over €6.1 million in aid to South Africa in 2011.<ref name="Irish Aid Annual report 2011"/>
* [http://www.dfa.gov.za/foreign/bilateral/ireland.html South African Department of Foreign Affairs about relations with Ireland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110310063815/http://www.dfa.gov.za/foreign/bilateral/ireland.html |date=10 March 2011 }}
A principled stand against [[apartheid]] by Ireland came to prevent the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. As a result, Ireland was the only [[EU]] country that did not have full diplomatic relations with South Africa until 1993, when an exchange of ambassadors was agreed with the [[F. W. de Klerk|De Klerk administration]] in anticipation of the ending of apartheid.
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|{{flag|Tanzania}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1979}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Tanzania & Irish relations |url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/tanzania/our-role/irish-relations/ |access-date=2 November 2020 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011235919/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/tanzania/our-role/irish-relations/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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* Ireland has an embassy in [[Dar es Salaam]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=5525 | title=Diplomatic and Consular Information for Tanzania | publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs | access-date=1 February 2013 | archive-date=31 January 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131170910/http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=5525 | url-status=live }}</ref>
* Tanzania is represented in Ireland through its high commission in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]).
* Tanzania received €35.4 million in aid from Ireland in 2011.<ref name="Irish Aid Annual report 2011"/>
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|{{flag|Uganda}}||<!--Start date-->1994||
* Ireland has an embassy in [[Kampala]].
* Uganda is represented in Ireland through its high commission in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]) and an honorary consulate in [[Dublin]].
* In 2011 Uganda received €42.7 million from Ireland through a variety of aid programmes.<ref name="Irish Aid Annual report 2011"/>
* Irish people are one of the few citizens that do not need a visa to travel to Uganda.<ref name="Uganda Business and Tourist FAQs">{{cite web | url=http://www.visafirst.ie/en/ugandan_tourist_and_business_visa_faq.asp#faq3 | title=Uganda Business and Tourist FAQs | publisher=visafirst.ie | access-date=26 January 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903232341/http://www.visafirst.ie/en/ugandan_tourist_and_business_visa_faq.asp#faq3 | archive-date=3 September 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
It was found in November 2012 that €4 million worth of Irish foreign aid was misappropriated by senior officials of the country. Instead of going towards aiding the development of the country, this money was redirected into the personal account of the prime minister of Uganda. The Irish government then halted all aid payments towards Uganda until the money was recouped, which eventually occurred in January 2013.<ref name="Ugandan aid fraud">{{cite news | url=http://www.independent.ie/national-news/4m-of-irish-aid-to-uganda-diverted-in-sophisticated-fraud-3304463.html | title=€4m of Irish Aid to Uganda diverted in 'sophisticated fraud' | newspaper=Irish Independent| date=24 November 2012 | access-date=26 January 2013 | archive-date=27 November 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127193641/http://www.independent.ie/national-news/4m-of-irish-aid-to-uganda-diverted-in-sophisticated-fraud-3304463.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
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* Ireland is represented in Zimbabwe through an honorary consulate in [[Harare]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=5540 | title=Diplomatic and Consular Information for Zimbabwe | publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs | access-date=1 February 2013 | archive-date=17 January 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117015329/http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=5540 | url-status=live }}</ref>
* Zimbabwe is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]).
* Zimbabwe received €7.6 million in aid from Ireland in 2011.<ref name="Irish Aid Annual report 2011"/>
* There are 1,537 Zimbabweans living in Ireland.<ref name="Ireland 2011 Census"/>
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