New project set to rename public spaces bearing names of colonial officers as Dakar distances itself from France.

France is preparing to hand Côte d'Ivoire back its only military base in the country in a ceremony on 20 February, further ...

The Senegalese government is seeking to redefine its long-standing relationship with its former colonial rulers, the French, ...

More than 400 civilians who worked with French soldiers in Chad assembled in the capital N'djamena this week to call on the ...

The French army has handed over its last base to the Chadian army, putting an end to its long-term presence in this Sahel ...

The handover of the last French military base in Chad and the Sahel marks a loss of influence for Paris and European interests in the region. #EuropeNews ...

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"There will soon be no more French soldiers in Senegal," Faye told French daily Le Monde in November ... "Foreign forces can heighten insecurity and even provide a rallying point for extremist groups ...