Relationship dossier
Russia
Senegal
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation and diplomatic engagement, alongside Senegal’s non-aligned position on the war in Ukraine
Russia toward Senegal
+20The Russian government has pursued military cooperation with Senegal through a bilateral military cooperation agreement. Russian-Senegalese diplomatic engagement has also included discussions of food security, including during President Vladimir Putin’s 2022 meeting with Senegalese President Macky Sall.
Senegal toward Russia
+15The Senegalese government has engaged Russia diplomatically, including President Macky Sall’s 2022 meeting with Vladimir Putin to discuss food security and the war in Ukraine. Senegal abstained on the March 2022 UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s invasion, reflecting a non-aligned position rather than alignment with the resolution.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship combines a military cooperation agreement and high-level diplomatic engagement with Senegal’s independent, non-aligned stance on Russia’s war in Ukraine. These features indicate practical but bounded cooperation rather than a close strategic partnership.
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
Overview
Russia and Senegal have maintained cooperative government contacts, including a military cooperation agreement and high-level discussions on food security. Senegal has pursued a non-aligned position on Russia’s war in Ukraine, including abstaining on a 2022 UN General Assembly resolution condemning the invasion. The relationship includes practical cooperation and diplomatic engagement, but its breadth and implementation are unclear.
Key developments
Russia and Senegal concluded a bilateral military cooperation agreement.
Senegal abstained on the UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Senegalese President Macky Sall met Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss food security and the war in Ukraine.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of Russian-Senegalese military cooperation are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of bilateral economic and security cooperation are uncertain.