France and Senegal are both full members of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, and the United Nations.

Relations between France and Senegal stretch back as early as the 14th century, when French merchants travelled to and traded among the present-day Senegalese coast.

[1] France exported cloth, iron and muskets to Senegal and imported textiles, ivory, spices and slaves.

[1] In 1659, France established a trading post in present-day Saint-Louis operated by the French West India Company (later known as the Compagnie du Sénégal).

[9] Several French multinational companies such as BNP Paribas, Eramet, Orange S.A., Necotrans and Société Générale operate in Senegal.