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France to Hand over Last Military Bases in Senegal, Ending 65-Year Troop Presence
SENEGAL, JUL 17 – France completed its three-month withdrawal by handing over its last bases in Dakar, ending a 65-year military presence amid Senegal's bid for full sovereignty and regional security autonomy.
- France will formally hand back its last military bases in Senegal, ending a 65-year troop presence.
- Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has requested an apology from France for colonial atrocities, including a massacre in 1944.
- This withdrawal follows increased calls from former colonies to distance themselves from France, as seen in Senegal's demand for a troop pull-out by 2025.
- Following this withdrawal, only Djibouti will have a permanent French army base in Africa.
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The former colonial power has withdrawn its last troops from Senegal, but military cooperation between Paris and Dakar remains.
France withdraws last troops in Senegal
France officially transferred control of its last military installations in Senegal to local authorities in a ceremony on July 17, bringing to an end the permanent deployment of French troops in the country since Senegal gained independence in 1960. The withdrawal of over 350 troops marks the completion of a process initiated in March, when France began handing over multiple military sites. These have included the Rufisque communications station…
France withdraws last troops in Senegal, ending ‘permanent’ presence
France officially transferred control of its last military installations in Senegal to local authorities in a ceremony on Thursday, concluding over 350 French troops’ permanent deployment since Senegal gained independence in 1960. The withdrawal marks the completion of a process initiated in March, when France began handing over multiple military sites, including the Rufisque communications station, on July 1. The move came at the request of Sen…
Senegal was the last bastion of France in West Africa. Now the last permanent troops of the former colonial power are withdrawing from the region. This is based entirely diplomatically on respect for the Senegalese population. But it is also a statement. In West Africa – one of the poorest regions in the world – the former colonial power of France is not very good to speak of. As Report24, for example, has already reported here and here, more an…
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