Morocco–Senegal relations are the

bilateral relations Bilateralism is the conduct of political, economic, or cultural relations between two sovereign states. It is in contrast to unilateralism or multilateralism, which is activity by a single state or jointly by multiple states, respectively. When ...

between

Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...

and

Senegal Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ...

. The two countries established diplomatic relations on November 15, 1960. The first visit by

King Mohammed VI Mohammed VI (; born 21 August 1963) is King of Morocco. A member of the Alawi dynasty, he acceded to the throne on 23 July 1999, upon the death of his father, King Hassan II. Upon ascending to the throne, Mohammed initially introduced several ...

to Senegal took place in 2001, giving a strong boost and real substance to the cooperative relations in priority development areas between the two countries, such as agriculture, fishing, education and training, health, water management, irrigation, telecommunications, urban planning, air transport, and basic infrastructure. Since then,

's visits to Senegal have continued in the years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2013, and 2015, underscoring the great importance Morocco places on developing its relations with Senegal. Both countries are members of the

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and

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History

* May 27, 2024: Discussions were held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccans Living Abroad,

Nasser Bourita Nasser Bourita (; born ) is a Moroccan diplomat serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates since 5 April 2017. Education Bourita was born in Taounate Taounate () is a town in northern Morocco, ...

, and

Yassine Fall Yassine Fall (sometimes spelled Yacine Fall) is a Senegalese economist and politician who has been the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs since April 2024. She worked for fifteen years in various economic and leadership roles for the United Na ...

, who made her first visit to the Kingdom as Senegal's Minister of African Integration and Foreign Affairs. During the visit, the Republic of Senegal reaffirmed, through its Minister of African Integration and Foreign Affairs, Yassine Fall, its "permanent and unwavering" support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of

over all its territories, including the Moroccan Sahara. * April 2, 2024: Prime Minister

Aziz Akhannouch Aziz Akhannouch (, ; born 16 August 1961) is a Moroccan politician, businessman, and billionaire who is serving as the 17th Prime Minister of Morocco since 7 October 2021. He is the CEO of Akwa Group and also served as Minister of Agriculture fro ...

represented

, accompanied by

, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, in Diamniadio near

Dakar Dakar ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Senegal, largest city of Senegal. The Departments of Senegal, department of Dakar has a population of 1,278,469, and the population of the Dakar metropolitan area was at 4.0 mill ...

, at the swearing-in and inauguration ceremony of

Bassirou Diomaye Faye Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye (; born 25 March 1980), commonly known mononymously as Diomaye, is a Senegalese politician and former tax official who is serving as the fifth and current president of Senegal since 2024. He is the general secretary ...

, the elected

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of the Republic of Senegal. This visit followed an invitation extended by the newly elected Senegalese President to the Moroccan monarch to attend the inauguration ceremony. King Mohammed VI was the only head of state from outside the region invited to this event. * March 26, 2024:

sent a congratulatory message to

, the elected President of the Republic of Senegal. * July 6, 2020:

appointed a new ambassador to

, Al Hassan Naciri.

References

{{Foreign relations of Senegal Bilateral relations of Morocco Bilateral relations of Senegal