• Senegal and Vietnam signed MoUs on diplomacy, rice trade, and agriculture on July 23, 2025.

• Ziguinchor and Can Tho agreed to deepen municipal ties.

• Trade reached $134.1M in 2023; new deals aim to boost it.
  

Senegal and Vietnam signed several memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to strengthen bilateral cooperation on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. The signing took place during an official visit by Trân Thanh Mân, President of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

The agreements focus on enhancing diplomatic ties, rice trade, and developing agricultural partnerships. A closer relationship was also initiated between the municipalities of Ziguinchor, Senegal, and Can Tho, a Vietnamese city in the Mekong Delta. Letters of intent were exchanged to establish decentralized cooperation based on friendship, cultural exchanges, and shared development.

The signings follow a meeting between Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and his Vietnamese counterpart, Pham Minh Chinh, at the World Economic Forum in Tianjin. Both leaders expressed their commitment to deepening bilateral relations during that meeting.

Senegal and Vietnam have maintained active diplomatic and economic cooperation since 1969. In 2023, trade between the two countries reached $134.1 million. This included $37.8 million in Vietnamese exports, such as grains and confectionery, and $96.3 million in Senegalese imports, mainly edible fruits and nuts, according to Trade Map. The new agreements could increase this trade volume.

Ingrid Haffiny (Intern)