Editing Foreign relations of Senegal (section)

==== "Négritude" ====
Another cornerstone of Senegalese foreign policy during the Cold War was the exemplification of African Art and international cultural ties. This was connected to President Senghor's ideology of "Negritude" which emphasized Pan-Africanism and the exceptionalism of African culture.<ref name=":0" /> In 1966, the [[First World Festival of Negro Arts]] was hosted in Dakar, Senegal.<ref name=":112">{{Cite thesis |last=Taylor |first=Lauren Elizabeth |date=2019 |title=The Art of Diplomacy in Dakar: The International Politics of Display at the 1966 Premier Festival Mondial des Arts Negroes. |url=https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1x92f92j |journal=UCLA}}</ref> The event was a tribute the art and excellence of the African Diaspora across the world. In the development of the event, Senegal strengthened relations with the UN, African states like Ethiopia, and nations on both sides of the Cold War.<ref name=":112" /> The United States was one of the key supporters of the event, sending the largest delegation of performers, artists, and technician of any of the 43 participating nations.<ref name=":1222">{{Cite journal |last=Ripert |first=Yohann C. |date=2021-01-05 |title=Decolonizing Diplomacy: Senghor, Kennedy, and the Practice of Ideological Resistance |journal=African Studies Review |volume=64 |issue=2 |pages=292–314 |doi=10.1017/asr.2020.91 |s2cid=234247930 |issn=0002-0206}}</ref> Despite an official policy of non-alignment, Senegal used African Art and Culture as a negotiation tool with international partners and build a "soft" foreign policy with a variety of nations. At the same time, the First World Festival of Negro Arts was seen by many post-colonial states as neocolonial due to its connection to French concept of Negritude and cooperation with Western powers.<ref name=":112" /> The event strained relationships with Algeria and Guinea who would host their own festival in the years following in Algiers.<ref name=":112" />