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French troops leave Senegal, but Dakar maintains ties with Paris
At the request of Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, all French military bases in Senegal have now been handed over.
Al Jazeera on MSN23h
Former colonial ruler France hands over its last military bases in Senegal
Senegal's chief of the general staff, General Mbaye Cisse, right, and French General Pascal Ianni, who commands France's ...
France holds Bastille Day military parade that, years ago, inspired Trump
The Bastille Day parade in 2017 on the Champs-Élysées in Paris inspired Donald Trump to plan a military parade in Washington ...
French President Macron announces 6.5 billion euros in extra military spending in next two years
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced 6.5 billion euros ($7.6 billion) in extra military spending in the next ...
France 24 on MSN4d
The Bright Side: French military pigeons race in tribute to feathered World War heroes
The French army ceased to rely on messenger pigeons back in 1961, following the Algerian war of independence. But carrier ...
French intelligence: China used embassies to undermine sales of France's flagship Rafale fighter jet
A French intelligence service says China has used its embassies to promote claims that Chinese-made Pakistani warplanes ...
YEN.com.gh on MSN16h
Ex-Chelsea player Nicolas Tie retires early at 24, joins French military career
Former promising Chelsea player, Nicolas Tie, has swapped football for the military after ending his career in sports at age ...
El Mundo on MSN4d
Emmanuel Macron shows France's military strength at the July 14th parade
A day after announcing a "historic effort" to rearm France in the face of the threat from Russia, President Emmanuel Macron ...