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

New project set to rename public spaces bearing names of colonial officers as Dakar distances itself from France.

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: The westernmost country in West Africa announced in November 2024 that France “should” close its military bases (home to 350 soldiers) by the end of 2025. Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire): A ...

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 ...

N’DJAMENA, Chad — France handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities on Thursday, two months after the ...

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 ...