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Relationship dossier

Palestine Senegal

Relationship assessment

Senegal’s sustained diplomatic support for Palestinian rights accompanies bilateral cooperation between the two governments.

Palestine toward Senegal

+25

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visited Senegal in 2016, and the governments concluded bilateral cooperation agreements during the visit.

Senegal toward Palestine

+50

Senegal has long supported Palestinian rights at the United Nations and has led the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.

Overall relationship

+40

The relationship has a durable cooperative foundation: Senegal has consistently supported Palestinian rights in multilateral diplomacy, while the two governments have pursued bilateral cooperation. The breadth and practical implementation of that cooperation are less clear.

How to read these scores

Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.

−100
Extreme sustained hostility
−50
Substantially adversarial
0
Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
+50
Substantially cooperative
+100
Exceptionally close sustained partnership

“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.

Relationship context

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Senegal has been a longstanding diplomatic supporter of Palestinian rights, including through its leadership of the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. Palestine and Senegal have also pursued bilateral cooperation, including agreements concluded during Mahmoud Abbas’s 2016 visit to Dakar. The relationship is notably cooperative, though details of its practical scope are limited.

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