Senegal announces closure of all foreign military bases

Since the independence of French colonies in Africa, France has maintained a policy of economic, political and military sway ...
In Senegal, a country bustling with French-owned businesses and nationals, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s recent announcement that France should shut down its military bases should have come ...
In countries like Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, where military regimes have expelled French forces, anti-French rhetoric has become a rallying cry for new alliances with Russia and other powers.
As Paris devised a new Military strategy that would sharply reduce its permanent troop presence in Africa, two of its closest ...
It's been a tumultuous month for France and its relationship with former colonies in Africa, as its influence on the ...