Dakar and Paris announced the creation of a joint commission to organise arrangements for the withdrawal of French military ...

some 64 years after Senegal's independence from France. He however maintained that the act did not constitute a break with France, like those seen elsewhere in west Africa in recent years.

France's military presence in Africa has been steadily declining recently as several nations seek to remove French forces - ...

Senegal and France will set up a joint commission to organize the departure of French troops from Senegal and the restitution of French military bases by the end of 2025, the foreign ministers of ...

Since the independence of French colonies ... thousands of permanent troops in the region. France currently has 600 troops in Ivory Coast, 350 in Senegal and 350 in Gabon, as well as around ...

France has around 1,000 troops in Chad, 600 in Ivory Coast, and 350 in Senegal. Since independence, France had colonial pacts with these former colonies to maintain economic, political ...

France, Senegal Say in Talks to Arrange Departure of French Troops PARIS (Reuters) - Senegal and France will set up a joint commission to organize the departure of French troops from Senegal and ...

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said last year that former colonial power France should close all its military bases in the West African country. Senegal and France will set up a joint ...