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Diplomatic relations between the United States and Senegal began in 1960, following independence and the dissolution of the Mali Federation. [15] Early after independence, a relationship was formed between President Senghor and U.S. President John F. Kennedy as part of the latter's "African Policy."
The Mali Federation (Arabic: اتحاد مالي) was a federation in West Africa linking the French colonies of Senegal and the Sudanese Republic (or French Sudan) for two months in 1960. [2] It was founded on 4 April 1959 as a territory with self-rule within the French Community and became independent after negotiations with France on 20 June ...
Mali–Senegal border (1 C, 2 P) D. Malian people of Senegalese descent (2 P) Senegalese people of Malian descent (7 P) Pages in category "Mali–Senegal relations"
Mali is a member of the United Nations (and many of its specialized agencies), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, the World Trade Organization (WTO), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and the International Criminal Court (ICC).
President of Senegal Bassirou Dioumaye Faye, elected on a platform emphasizing national and economic sovereignty from the western world and seeking reparations against France for historic wrongs, set a timeline for complete withdrawal "by the end of 2025". [55] The end of the presence of French forces in Senegal is planned for September 2025. [56]
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France had begun settling on the coast of modern Senegal in the 17th century, gradually extending their rule further inland during the mid-1800s onward. [3] [4] The areas east of the Falémé river (i.e. roughly modern Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger) were originally under Senegalese administration as Upper Senegal, but were split off as French Sudan in 1893. [2]
Mali is a landlocked country in West Africa, located southwest of Algeria. It lies between latitudes 10° and 25°N, and longitudes 13°W and 5°E. Mali borders Algeria to the north-northeast, Niger to the east, Burkina Faso to the south-east, Ivory Coast to the south, Guinea to the south-west, and Senegal to the west and Mauritania to the ...