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 from the wider region.

France officially ended 65 years of permanent military presence in Senegal with a symbolic handover of its last two military bases in Dakar.

France has formally handed over its last military bases in Senegal on Thursday, ending a 65-year presence in the country. The move marked the latest in a string of withdrawals from former colonies

In a moment heavy with history and symbolism, France has officially ended its decades-long military presence in Senegal, closing

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 the General Staff Mbaye Cisse and General Pascal Ianni, the head of the French forces in Africa.

The French military completed its withdrawal from Senegal on July 17 — the last West African country where it maintained a permanent troop presence — amid a steady decline in regional influence in recent years. End of an era, or not? We discuss with Dame Babou, correspondent for the daily Sud Quotidien, and France 24’s Marc Perelman.

Senegal’s new government has taken a hard-line stance against the presence of French troops as part of a larger regional backlash against what many see as the legacy of an oppressive colonial empire.V

France on Thursday officially handed over its last two military bases in Senegal, marking the end of a 65-year military presence in the country and leaving

France has faced opposition from leaders of some of its former colonies in Africa over what they described as a demeaning and heavy-handed approach to the continent. The French mi

French army leaves Senegal, ending military presence in west Africa