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The military camp had been occupied by French forces since Senegal’s independence in 1960 and was still home to 350 troops.
The French military has completed its withdrawal from Senegal, its last West African country with a permanent troop presence, ...
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(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 officially ended 65 years of permanent military presence in Senegal with a symbolic handover of its last two military ...
France officially transferred control of its last military installations in Senegal to local authorities in a ceremony on Thursday, concluding over 350 French troops’ permanent deployment since ...
The French military completed its withdrawal from Senegal on July 17 — the last West African country where it maintained a ...
France returned Camp Geille, its largest base in Senegal, and its airfield at Dakar’s airport in a ceremony on Thursday ...
Senegal is an independent country, it is a sovereign country, and sovereignty does not accept the presence of military bases ...
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 ...
Senegal’s new government has taken a hard-line stance against the presence of French troops as part of a larger regional ...
France has faced opposition from leaders of some of its former colonies in Africa over what they described as a demeaning and ...