Morocco–Senegal relations are the bilateral relations between Morocco and Senegal. The two countries established diplomatic relations on November 15, 1960. The first visit by King Mohammed VI 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, King Mohammed VI'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.[1][2] Both countries are members of the African Union and Non-Aligned Movement.
History
May 27, 2024: Discussions were held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccans Living Abroad, Nasser Bourita, and Yassine Fall, 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 Morocco over all its territories, including the Moroccan Sahara.[3][4][5]
April 2, 2024: Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch represented King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, in Diamniadio near Dakar, at the swearing-in and inauguration ceremony of Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the elected President 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.[6][7]
