Continent: Africa

Official Name: Republic of Senegal

Type of Government: Presidential

Head of State: Bassirou Diomaye Faye

Area: 196,722 km²

Currency: CFA Franc

Population (2023): 17.63 million inhabitants

Capital: Dakar

Main Cities: Thiès, Kaolack, Ziguinchor, Saint-Louis, Touba

Official Language: French

Agreements and Conventions

  • Signing of a Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation and the Agreement establishing the Ivorian-Senegalese Joint Commission in Abidjan on December 15, 1971.

  • Signing of sixteen (16) agreements in Dakar during the last session of the Joint Commission held on March 11 and 12, 2014, covering various areas of cooperation, including:

    • Agriculture
    • Family strengthening, women's empowerment, and child protection
    • Culture
    • Education and training
    • Higher education
    • Environment
    • Vocational and technical training
    • Management of affairs for Senegalese and Ivorian citizens living abroad
    • Water, forestry, and wildlife management
    • Fisheries resource management
    • Information and communication
    • Youth affairs
    • Health
    • National solidarity
    • Sports
    • Tourism

  • Signing of a military and technical cooperation agreement in Abidjan in 2015.

  • Furthermore, 12 new agreements were concluded on Thursday, August 1, 2024, in Abidjan between Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal following the 10th session of the Ivorian-Senegalese Joint Commission. These agreements cover various sectors, including the economy, justice, youth, agriculture, livestock, and communication.

A. Main Exports from Côte d'Ivoire to Senegal: Various food preparations; edible fruits; citrus peels or melon rinds; plastics and articles thereof; essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic, or toilet preparations, etc.

B. Main Imports from Senegal to Côte d'Ivoire: Fish and crustaceans, mollusks, and other aquatic invertebrates; salt; sulfur; earths and stones; plasters, lime, and cement; manufactured tobacco and tobacco substitutes, with or without nicotine.

 

 

Sources : DGE-DPCEI

  • The value of bilateral trade reached 247.9 billion FCFA in 2023, compared to 228.5 billion FCFA in 2022.

  • Over the period 2019-2023, the average value of Ivorian exports is estimated at 105.58 billion FCFA per year, compared to 107.4 billion FCFA per year for imports.

  • The trade balance was in deficit for Côte d'Ivoire from 2019 to 2021, but became surplus starting in 2022.