World Wide Diplomatic Archives Index: Senegal

Legislation

The National Archives of Senegal in Dakar is open to the public and is the starting point for an application for research. However, most foreign affairs documents are stored at the archives division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. There is a system in place for the declassification of diplomatic records, though the degree to which diplomatic affairs documents are declassified may vary.

Location

The National Archives is located at Avenue Léopold Sédar, SENGHOR, DAKAR.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is located at Place de l’Indépendance DAKAR.

Procedures

Researchers should contact the National Archives to start their inquiries.