Dakar is the capital of Senegal, which enjoys good diplomatic relations with most major nations. The city is well-supplied with embassies and consulates, which can assist their own nationals and others wishing to study or travel in each country. The following embassies and consulates are located in Dakar:

• Austria
• Brazil
• Burkina Faso
• Cameroun
• Canada
• Cape Verde
• Egypt
• France
• Gambia
• Gabon
• Germany 
• Ghana (Honorary Consul)
• Great Britain
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Japan
• Mali
• Marocco
• Mauritania
• Netherlands
• Nigeria
• South Africa
• Tunisia
• United States of America
• Zimbabwe