🇺🇸 U.S. Embassy in Burkina Faso

Address, phone numbers and consular emergency line, with the local emergency number and what to do if something goes wrong.

Data updated: August 2026

If it's urgent

Foreign ministry emergency line

+1 202 501 4444

Consular emergencies for U.S. citizens.

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Emergencies in Burkina Faso

Police, ambulance and fire service. Ambulance: 15

Call · 17

U.S. Embassy

Burkina Faso

Address: Av. Ousmane SEMBENE, Ouaga 2000, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Phone: +226 70 19 19 39
Official website: bf.usembassy.gov/fr

What to do in an emergency

Immediate danger: call 17.
Serious accident, arrest, theft or loss of passport: call the foreign ministry emergency line, +1 202 501 4444.
Non-urgent matters (passports, certificates, consular registration): call the switchboard, +226 70 19 19 39.

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