Ishmael Bayoh, Information Attachè, Sierra Leone Embassy Dakar-Senegal
Senegal and Sierra Leone have drafted a treaty in the field of mining and energy as the two countries met in Saly, out of Dakar from November 30th to December 1 2025 to explore the common strategic opportunities they could derive from this cooperation.
It reflected the deep relationship between the two countries as well as a commitment to cooperating to develop their nations, through the strengthening of intra-African economic partnership.
This reflects the commitment of the two Heads of State to strengthen their collaboration in the mining and energy sectors during a state visit to Sierra Leone by the Senegalese President on June 13th 2024. During that visit, several memorandum of understanding was signed in the field of energy, mining, fishery, agriculture, petrol and gas, infrastructure and trade.
The Committee responsible for finalising the present draft Treaty will oversee the organisation of the signing ceremony and will monitor, for each Party, progress in completing the respective domestic procedures required for ratification. Once the Treaty has been duly ratified by both Parties, the various committees established under its provisions will assume responsibility for the operational implementation of the cooperation activities it envisages.
