Senegal distances itself from colonial past, following trend sweeping across West and Central Africa since 2022.

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 both ...

France and Senegal have created a commission for coordinating the withdrawal of French troops from the African country.

Senegal and France have agreed to establish a joint commission to oversee the withdrawal of French troops and the handover of ...

The West African nation's president demanded the departure of some 350 French troops in November last year Read Full Article ...

In Senegal, streets named after French colonial figures are being changed to names of prominent people from Senegal. The move comes as the West African country is rethinking its ties with France and ...

France’s military and foreign ministry did not immediately respond to the announcement. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye last month expressed his desire to close the French bases in Senegal.

Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye told AFP on November 28, 2024 that France should close its military bases in the West African state as it prepared to mark the 80th anniversary of a ...

Dozens - perhaps hundreds - of West African troops who fought for France in World War Two were killed. The departure of Aliou Cisse as Senegal boss after almost a decade in charge and ...

France's military presence in Africa has been steadily declining recently as several nations seek to remove French forces - ...

Senegal President Bassirou Diyomaye Faye has set up a government agency to rename Senegalese street names, a sign of the ...