Editing Foreign relations of Senegal (section)

== Future developments in foreign policy ==
Senegal is regarded on the international stage as one of the most stable democracies in Africa (Konte)<ref>{{Cite thesis |degree=PhD |title=Leadership in African Public Policy: A Comparative Study of the Effects of African Political Thought on Monetary, Trade, and Aid Policy in The Gambia and Senegal |publisher=Howard University |last=Konte|first=Suleyman Garaba|date=May 2018|id={{ProQuest|2132006730}}}}</ref> as a result of three peaceful power-transitions since 1960 (WorldBank). Senegalese policy making is primarily based on immediate neighbors, the remainder of Africa, the Arab world and other Muslim states, and western democracies (Schraeder and Gaye, 501)<ref name=":0" /> and revolves around Mauritania, Mali, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Gambia (Schraeder and Gaye, 502).<ref name=":0" /> A source of conflict between Senegal and surrounding nations has been the management and development of shared border resources (Schraeder and Gaye, 503).<ref name=":0" />

Senegalese foreign policy also revolves around Senegal's involvement in the internal affairs of other African nations and the desire to take and establish a lead role in a myriad of organizations committed to promoting regional integration and African unity (Schraeder and Gaye, 504).<ref name=":0" /> International commitments are a distinctive aspect of Senegalese foreign policy and includes arrangements with international organizations that operate in Senegal and members of state organizations that Senegal belongs to (Sall, 9).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Sall |first=Alioune |date=2013 |title=The Foreign Policy of Senegal Since 2000." South African Foreign Policy and African Drivers Programme |url=https://saiia.org.za/research/the-foreign-policy-of-senegal-since-2000/ |access-date=10 October 2019 |website=South African Institute of International Affairs}}</ref> An obligatory resolution mandated by the United Nations or a decree by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) may constitute an international commitment by Senegal.

Senegalese foreign policy is now characterized by a nationalism that is fueled by the place Senegal once had within the French colony and a traditional culture. Thus, constituting a sense of regional superiority in regards to the domain of regional integration. The thirty-five years of uninterrupted democratic rule in Senegal has also been a key factor in Senegalese foreign policy. Over seventy percent of people are dependent on agriculture to provide economic stability and most of Senegal's economic earnings stem from the exportation of groundnuts (Gray, 1).<ref name=":2" /> Thus, Senegal is currently working towards a structural transformation of their economy by implementing a form of economic diplomacy to strengthen regional stability and seize foreign markets (Zacchia et al., 2).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/336611539873310474/pdf/systematic-country-diagnostic-of-senegal-post-roc-for-rvp-clearance-clean-20181004-002-10122018-636754106488285264.pdf|title=Systematic Country Diagnosis of Senegal |author=Paolo Zacchia |author2=Federica Marzo |author3=Aneliya Muller |date=2018|website=The World Bank |access-date=30 September 2019}}</ref> Senegal plays an active role within international organizations such as the [[United Nations Security Council]],  Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Nepad, and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation or the International Organisation of La Francophonie (WorldBank).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/senegal/overview|title=The World Bank in Senegal|last=World Bank|date=2019|website=The World Bank Group|access-date=29 September 2019}}</ref>

In December 2024, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye indicated the end of all military presence of foreign countries in Senegal, from 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20241231-s%C3%A9n%C3%A9gal-le-pr%C3%A9sident-bassirou-faye-annonce-la-fin-de-toutes-pr%C3%A9sences-militaires-%C3%A9trang%C3%A8res-d%C3%A8s-2025 |title=-le-président bassirou faye annonce la fin de toutes présences militaires étrangères dès 2025 |last=|date=31 December 2024|website=www.rfi.fr|access-date=1 January 2025}}</ref>