Overview
⚠️ Closure notice. The Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Guinea in Munich is closed as of 5 December 2025. According to the Diplomatisches Magazin's public register of consular accreditation changes, the Exequatur issued to Honorary Consul Wolfgang Bährle expired on that date and the honorary consular representation of the Republic of Guinea in Munich has ceased operating. It is currently unknown whether and when the mission will be reopened with a new consul. Until then, Guinean nationals in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg — formerly the Munich office's consular district — and anyone seeking Guinean consular services in southern Germany should contact the full-service Embassy of the Republic of Guinea in Berlin (Peter-Lenné-Straße 14, 14195 Berlin, +49 30 20 07 43 30, info@amba-guinee.de). Historically, the Munich honorary consulate was led by Wolfgang Bährle, an electrical engineer who had represented Guinea in Munich since the end of 2005, with a particular focus on promoting economic and development relations between Guinea and the two southern German states. Guinea — the francophone West African republic holding roughly a quarter of the world's proven bauxite reserves and sitting on the Simandou iron-ore belt — retains significant economic links with German engineering and raw-materials industries, and the long-term reopening of a representation in southern Germany would be consistent with that relationship.
Consular Services
No consular services are currently provided at this address. The mission is closed since 5 December 2025. All consular acts — passport renewal and replacement, civil-status documentation, notarial acts, legalisation of documents, emergency travel documents, visa applications — are handled by the Guinean embassy in Berlin, which is the full-service mission accredited to Germany and additionally accredited to Austria per the Austrian Foreign Ministry. Residents of Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate have the additional option of the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Guinea in Frankfurt am Main (Anton-Schlüter-Straße 1, 60437 Frankfurt, +49 69 5069 8670), but Frankfurt's jurisdiction does not extend to Bavaria or Baden-Württemberg.
Service Area
Historically: Bavaria (Bayern) and Baden-Württemberg. With the closure on 5 December 2025, these two federal states no longer have a dedicated Guinean consular point of contact; residents are directed to the Guinean embassy in Berlin for all consular services.
Appointment Information
The office is closed and does not currently accept visits or appointments. Contact the Guinean embassy in Berlin for any consular matters: info@amba-guinee.de, +49 30 20 07 43 30, Peter-Lenné-Straße 14, 14195 Berlin. The embassy's online presence at de.ambaguinee.org publishes current consular notices.
Special Notes
The closure was effected by the lapse of the Exequatur — the formal authorisation issued by the host state (Germany) that recognises an honorary consul's standing and authority. The Diplomatisches Magazin's register of konsularplätze-änderungen documents the change. If the Republic of Guinea appoints a new honorary consul for Munich in the future, a new Exequatur will need to be issued by the German authorities before the representation resumes operations; this has not happened as of April 2026. Users who need to verify the most recent status should consult the Auswärtiges Amt's current list of Guinean missions in Germany at auswaertiges-amt.de.