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 ...

In November, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced that French army bases were “incompatible” with the country’s sovereignty and its 350 soldiers should leave. The move came ...

less exposed model” of French military deployment in this region, Macky Sall, who was then Senegal’s France-backed president, was ousted by popular vote in the March 2024 election. Promising ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has urged young volunteers to "reinforce" army ranks in an address to French military personnel. During a speech at the Army Digital and Cyber Support Command in ...