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Senegal: France Gives Back Rufisque Base, Third Handover to the Country's Authorities
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France returns military base to Senegal as part of broader withdrawal
France handed over a military communications centre located in Rufisque, near Dakar, on Tuesday. Senegal's President Bassirou Dioumaye Faye announced late last year that the former colonial power would have to close its military bases in the African country by 2025.
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Anadolu AjansıFrance hands over Rufisque military base to Senegal amid ongoing withdrawal process
France formally returned a military base in Senegal's western city of Rufisque on Tuesday after withdrawing troops, according to a statement from the French Embassy in Senegal. The handover is part of the ongoing
After the first two in March 2025, a third hold of the French army was officially handed over to the Senegalese authorities on Tuesday 1 July. It was Rufisque's listening base. This retrocession took place before that of the last two French bases in Senegal on 18 July and the complete withdrawal of French elements from Senegal.
France returns military base to Senegal – Daily News
FRANCE: France has handed over a military communications base in western Senegal to local authorities after withdrawing its troops, the French embassy has announced. The West African nation’s president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, called for an end to a decades-old defense pact with the former colonial power last year, declaring it “incompatible” with the country’s sovereignty. The joint broadcasting station located in Rufisque has been responsible f…
In November 2024 in Paris, the Senegalese government, which puts forward a sovereignist policy, requested that the process of disengagement of the French army in the country be started. It is the third base that ceases to function this year.
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