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Ivory Coast and Senegal relaunch strategic partnership

By , based on Connection Ivoirienne

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Ivory Coast and Senegal intend to give fresh impetus to their diplomatic, economic and security relations. The announcement was made in Abidjan on 19 October 2026, according to Connection Ivoirienne, but published reports do not outline details of the measures under consideration.

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