For birth or marriage records, contact the office of the mayor in the town in which the event occurred. Address requests to the Civil Registry Officer (Officier de l'Etat Civil).

For death or divorce records, contact the Chief Court Clerk (Greffier en Chief) of the “Tribunal de Premiere Instance” where the divorce was granted or the death occurred.

Include the following information in requests for birth records:

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  Full name of child at birth

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  Gender of child

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  Date and place of birth

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  Names of the parents, including the maiden surname

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  Names of the parents of a single parent

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  Address at the time of birth

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  Birth records - 500 CFA

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  Divorce Records - 1,800 CFA

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  Death Certificates - 500 CFA

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  Marriage records - 500 CFA