The main migration policy instruments in Senegal:

Non-exhaustive list of key policy documents in the area of migration:

• 1963/1967: Ratification of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol.
• 1971: Ratification of the 1969 AU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa.
• 1971: Law No. 71-10 of 25 January 1971 on the conditions of admission, residence and establishment of foreigners.
• 1979: ECOWAS Protocols on the Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and Establishment (1979, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990)
• 1999: Ratification of the 1990 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.
• 2003: Ratification of the Trafficking in Persons Protocol and the 2000 Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants.
• 2005: Law No. 2005-06 of 10 May 2005 on combating trafficking in persons and related practices and protecting victims.
• 2018: Adoption of the National Migration Policy on 28 March 2018.

The main ministries in charge of migration affairs

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad: in charge of relations with Senegalese migrants, assistance abroad and their return home; and promotion of diaspora investments.
• Ministry of the Interior: Immigration Management.
• Ministry of Economy, Finance and Planning: in charge of in-depth studies and research on migration issues; was in charge of formulating national migration policy.

Sources: 

• ICMPD et OIM (2016): Enquête sur les politiques migratoires en Afrique de l’Ouest. Deuxième édition. https://fmmwestafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/fr-A_Survey_on_Migration_Policies_in_West_Africa_FR_SOFT2nd.pdf
• Le Soleil (2018): Politique nationale de migration : Un plan d’actions de 47 projets décliné. Accédé le 12/09/2018. http://www.lesoleil.sn/2016-03-22-23-29-31/item/77299-politique-nationale-de-migration-un-plan-d-actions-de-47-projets-decline.html
• United Nations DESA-Population Division and UNICEF (2014): Migration Profiles - Common Set of Indicators. https://esa.un.org/MigGMGProfiles/Indicators/indicators.HTM

Last updated: September 2018