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

France handed back its last two military bases in Senegal on Thursday, leaving the French army with no permanent camps in west and central Africa.

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

France handed over control of its last major military facility in Senegal on Thursday, marking the end of its armed forces' long presence in the West African country and a milestone in a withdrawal ...

France returned Camp Geille, its largest base in Senegal, and its airfield at Dakar’s airport in a ceremony on Thursday attended by top French and Senegalese officials, including Senegalese Chief of ...

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

France will on Thursday formally hand back its last military bases in Senegal, leaving the French army with no permanent ...

Remote and poorly resourced outposts are soft targets for attacks and a weak point in regional counter-terrorism efforts.

As Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron toured a NATO military base in north-west London on ...