The French military has completed its withdrawal from Senegal, its last West African country with a permanent troop presence, ...

The military camp had been occupied by French forces since Senegal’s independence in 1960 and was still home to 350 troops.

(MENAFN) France has officially pulled out its soldiers from its final two military installations in Senegal, concluding a military presence that lasted more than 60 years in the West African country.

France handed over control of its last major military facility in Senegal on Thursday, marking the end of its armed forces' ...

France officially ended 65 years of permanent military presence in Senegal with a symbolic handover of its last two military ...

Senegal is an independent country, it is a sovereign country, and sovereignty does not accept the presence of military bases ...

France returned Camp Geille, its largest base in Senegal, and its airfield at Dakar’s airport in a ceremony on Thursday ...

France on Thursday formally handed back its last two military bases in Senegal, leaving Paris with no permanent camps in ...

The government of Senegal said on Friday that it has deployed the military in the capital, Dakar, and other cities and shut down social media platforms in response to Thursday’s deadly clashes ...

France set up a joint commission with Senegal last month to organize the withdrawal, and the French army recently announced it had dismissed 162 Senegalese who worked on military bases in Dakar.

These allied forces arrived at the request from Senegal military leaders during the African Land Forces Summit, attended by 36 African nations from Feb. 9-12, in Dakar, Senegal.

Senegal’s new government has taken a hard-line stance against the presence of French troops as part of a larger regional ...