Taipei Trade Office, Lagos

The Taipei Trade Office in the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Chinese: 駐奈及利亞聯邦共和國臺北貿易辦事處; pinyin: Zhù Nàijílìyǎ Liánbāng Gònghéguó Táiběi Màoyì Bànshì Chù) represents the interests of Taiwan in Nigeria in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy.

Formed1991 (in Lagos)^[1]
2001 (in Abuja)^[1]
2018 (in Lagos)^[2]

Jurisdiction Nigeria
Cameroon
Benin
 Djibouti
 Ethiopia
Ghana
Gambia
Liberia
Sierra Leone
Burkina Faso
São Tomé and Príncipe
South Sudan
Chad
 Sudan
Niger
Equatorial Guinea
Senegal
Togo
Gabon
Guinea
Central African Republic
Republic of Congo
Ivory Coast
Mali
DR Congo
Cape Verde
Guinea-Bissau

Headquarters

• Lagos

Agency executive

• Andy Yih-Ping Liu, Representative^[3]

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Taipei Trade Office in the Federal Republic of Nigeria
駐奈及利亞聯邦共和國臺北貿易辦事處

Agency overview
Formed	1991 (in Lagos)[1] 2001 (in Abuja)[1] 2018 (in Lagos)[2]
Jurisdiction	Nigeria Cameroon Benin  Djibouti  Ethiopia Ghana Gambia Liberia Sierra Leone Burkina Faso São Tomé and Príncipe South Sudan Chad  Sudan Niger Equatorial Guinea Senegal Togo Gabon Guinea Central African Republic Republic of Congo Ivory Coast Mali DR Congo Cape Verde Guinea-Bissau
Headquarters	Lagos
Agency executive	Andy Yih-Ping Liu, Representative[3]
Website	Taipei Trade Office in the Federal Republic of Nigeria

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Its counterpart in Taiwan is the Nigeria Trade Office in Taiwan, R.O.C. in New Taipei.^[4]

It also has responsibility for Taiwan's interests in Cameroon, Benin, Ghana, Gambia, Liberia and Sierra Leone.^[5] Previously, Taiwan had diplomatic relations with Gambia, and there was an Embassy of the Republic of China in Banjul.^[6] However, these were broken off in 2013 by President Yahya Jammeh.^[7] Liberia similarly broke off diplomatic relations with Taipei in 2003.^[8]

It is headed by a Representative, currently Morgan Chao.^[3]