Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has announced the closure of all foreign military bases. Sonko, who did not set out a ...

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DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal’s prime minister said on Friday that the government is closing “all foreign military bases,” an announcement essentially aimed at France, the West African nation ...

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Senegal's President Bassirou Dioumaye Faye said that 2025 would see an end to all foreign military presence in the west ...

Since the independence of French colonies in Africa, France has maintained a policy of economic, political and military sway ...

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Tuesday sacked a government minister who recently described African soldiers who fought for colonial ruler France as "traitors".

Senegal has announced plans to close all foreign military bases, a move primarily targeting French installations. The ...

France's military and Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to the announcement. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye last month expressed his desire to close the French bases in Senegal.