The French military has completed its withdrawal from Senegal, its last West African country with a permanent troop presence, ...

The military camp had been occupied by French forces since Senegal’s independence in 1960 and was still home to 350 troops.

France has closed its permanent military bases in Chad and Ivory Coast since early 2025, but no base closure has been ...

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

At the request of Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, all French military bases in Senegal have now been handed over.

The French military handed over its last military base and withdrew its troops on Thursday. This marks the end of a departure ...

Senegal is an independent country, it is a sovereign country, and sovereignty does not accept the presence of military bases ...

France returned Camp Geille, its largest base in Senegal, and its airfield at Dakar’s airport in a ceremony on Thursday ...

The threat of a terrorist blockade of Mali’s Kayes and Nioro towns would be disastrous for all three countries.

The French military completed its withdrawal from Senegal on July 17 — the last West African country where it maintained a ...

Senegal’s new government has taken a hard-line stance against the presence of French troops as part of a larger regional ...