Morocco and Senegal have decided to convene their joint high-level cooperation commission in the near future, under the chairmanship of the heads of government of both countries. This announcement was made during a joint press conference between the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Living Abroad, Nasser Bourita, and the Senegalese Minister of African Integration, Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, Cheikh Niang, who is making his first official visit to Morocco.

The two ministers thus expressed the excellent relations that unite Morocco and Senegal in all areas, indicating that the two countries are preparing a summit meeting between the two heads of state. Nasser Bourita spoke of the deep ties of friendship and fraternity, while his Senegalese counterpart described Morocco as Senegal's homeland abroad, thus illustrating the close relations that unite the Senegalese and Moroccan peoples.

Starting next week, the two countries will begin exchanging ministerial delegations to consolidate the bilateral partnership, said Nasser Bourita, describing Morocco and Senegal as strategically allied countries.

He also indicated that Senegal, to which Morocco is linked by numerous cooperation agreements, has an active role to play in the royal initiative for the countries of the Atlantic coast — a grouping of 23 states sharing the Atlantic coastline.

Similarly, the Moroccan minister emphasized the central role that Senegal is expected to play in the Nigeria-Morocco mega-gas pipeline project, which is to pass through thirteen countries, including Senegal.

For the royal project to grant access to the sea via Morocco to landlocked countries of the Sahel, Senegal is willing to co-pilot this initiative as it is ready to undertake a pragmatic approach with regard to the Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline, declared the head of Senegalese diplomacy, whose country entered oil production in June 2024 thanks to the Sangomar field, operated by the Australian Woodside Energy.

The minister also praised the exemplary cooperation that has always existed between Morocco and Senegal. 125 cooperation agreements link the two countries, and the first convention Senegal signed after its independence was concluded with Morocco, Cheikh Niang emphasized.

This renewed strategic partnership between Rabat and Dakar is part of a long tradition of friendship and exemplary solidarity. Beyond the symbolism, it confirms the shared desire of both nations to build a united, prosperous, and sovereign Africa, anchored in its own ambitions and open to the future.