Élysée: President Bassirou D. Faye received by his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron

The President of the Republic, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, met this Monday, November 9, 2026 at the Élysée Palace with Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic. This audience between the two heads of state took place as a prelude to the Paris Peace Forum.

As a prelude to the Paris Peace Forum, the President of the Republic, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, met this Monday, November 9, 2026 at the Élysée Palace with Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic.

“After their September meeting in New York, the two heads of state continued their dialogue on cooperation between Senegal and France. They reviewed bilateral files, in particular the preparation of the intergovernmental seminar and the development of economic and commercial exchanges, in the spirit of a renewed partnership,” reports the Senegalese presidency.

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The two heads of state also discussed, according to the same source, major international issues of common interest. The Head of State, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, also thanked France for the support provided to the organization of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.

It should be noted that the President of the Republic, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, left Dakar this Monday, November 9, 2026 for Paris, where he will take part in the Paris Peace Forum, an annual meeting of leaders and actors committed to global governance and crisis resolution.

He will then travel to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, for the 20th Francophonie summit, under the theme “Reinvesting in peace for shared prosperity and lasting stability”.

In an international context marked by the weakening of multilateralism, Senegal, the founding country of the institutional Francophonie, will bring the voice of dialogue, peace and cooperation between peoples to these two meetings.

Mariama DIEME