[2] The embassy of Malaysia in Dakar was opened in 1992 to enhance the political, economic and social-cultural links between the two countries.

[4] On 17 January 2019, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad held talks with Senegal's President Macky Sall after his arrival Dakar to attend a conference on Africa.

[7] Several agreements such as promotion and protection on investments and development in power generation and construction has been signed,[8] and the Malaysian company of IRIS has a contract in supplying electronic transport system (EPS) in Senegal.

[9] Malaysia has provided Senegal in the areas of agricultural development, the fight against poverty and on the Islamic finance.

[12] In 2018, the two signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on tourism co-operation,[13] with Senegal also expressed interest to sharing their expertise to develop Malaysian football.