Germany–Senegal relations
describes the diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Senegal
Germany–Senegal relations are the bilateral relations between Germany and Senegal. The relations are described by the German Foreign Office as "friendly." The two countries share a close partnership in development cooperation, and numerous cultural ties exist between the two countries.
History
Senegal first became known in the German speaking world through the travelogue Reise nach Senegal by the French botanist Michel Adanson, published in German in 1773. As part of the French Colonial Empire, soldiers from Senegal fought in First (1914-1918) and Second World War (1939-1945) against Germany. In June 1940, members of the SS Totenkopf Division and other units murdered 188 Senegalese soldiers in France. Léopold Sédar Senghor was also captured and narrowly escaped being shot. In 1950, Senghor befriended the German writer Janheinz Jahn, whose publications decisively changed and modernized the (West German) image of Africa. Senghor became the first president of independent Senegal in 1960.
In 1955, the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) established a consulate in Dakar in French West Africa, which was converted into an embassy five years later. The first ambassador of the FRG to Senegal was Walter Reichhold.
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