Senegalese and Chadian leaders say the ousting of French troops from their territories was their sovereign decision, rejecting remarks from French President Emmanuel Macron that suggested otherwise ...

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.

The Senegalese prime minister and the Chadian foreign minister have condemned claims made by Emmanuel Macron regarding negotiations about the withdrawal of French troops from several African countries ...

Senegal's prime minister said on Friday that the government is closing “all foreign military bases,” an announcement essentially aimed at France, the West African nation's former colonial power.

Notably, Chad, which hosted the last French military bases in the Sahel region, ended the "obsolete" defense and security pacts in November with France. Senegal and the Ivory Coast have also asked ...

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.

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.

“All of Senegal's friends will be treated like strategic partners, within the framework of open, diversified and uninhibited cooperation,” he said. Ouattara, considered one of France’s ...

Faye's statement came a month after he announced that former colonial master France would have to close its military bases in Senegal. "I have instructed the minister for the armed forces to ...