Aurélien Agbénonci (born 20 October 1958)[1] is a Beninese diplomat who served in the government of Benin as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2023.

Previously he was Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).

[2] Prior to his career with the United Nations, Agbénonci was Senior Programme Coordinator and Chief of Staff at the Pan–African Social Prospects Centre in Benin, and worked in the Faculty of Law at the University of Nanterre in France.

He has served throughout Africa, including as Deputy Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Côte d’Ivoire, from 1999 to 2003, and Cameroon, from 1996 to 1999.

[2] When Patrice Talon took office as President of Benin on 6 April 2016, he appointed Agbénonci as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.