US EditionFrance to Hand over Last Military Bases in Senegal, Ending 65-Year Troop Presence
SENEGAL, JUL 17 – France ends its 65-year presence in Senegal by handing over its last bases, completing a withdrawal amid regional anti-French sentiment and reducing troops in Africa from 7,500 in 2019 to 3,000 in 2025.
- France will formally hand back its last military bases in Senegal, ending a 65-year troop presence.
- Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has requested an apology from France for colonial atrocities, including a massacre in 1944.
- This withdrawal follows increased calls from former colonies to distance themselves from France, as seen in Senegal's demand for a troop pull-out by 2025.
- Following this withdrawal, only Djibouti will have a permanent French army base in Africa.
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France is withdrawing 350 soldiers from Senegal, which means that the official military presence in the territory of the former colonies in West and Central Africa ends in fact.
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LatestlyFrance Withdraws from Senegal, Ending Its Permanent Military Presence in West Africa
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The French military completed its withdrawal from Senegal on Thursday, the last West African country where it maintained a permanent troop presence, amid waning regional influence in recent years.
France Withdraws from Senegal, Ending 65 Years of Military Presence Amid Regional Realignm - teleSUR English
In a pivotal moment for West African geopolitics, France officially concluded its military presence in Senegal with a ceremonial handover at Camp Geille, Dakar. The event marked the final phase of a withdrawal that reflects deeper transformations across the region and a redefinition of Senegal’s post-colonial identity. Presided over by General Mbaye Cissé, Chief of Senegal’s Armed Forces, and General Pascal Ianni, head of French command in Afric…
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vijesti.meToday, the French army ended its permanent military presence in West and Central Africa, during a solemn and historic ceremony in Dakar, where it officially handed over its last two military bases to Senegal.
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