France’s pullout from West Africa follows two precepts. By dropping Françafrique, President Macron pulls two popular flags ...

France 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 French colonies ...

Senegalese President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on Saturday visited several military sites recently handed over by France, in ...

U.S. President Donald Trump hosted a high-level summit in Washington with the presidents of five West African nations ...

Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels on Saturday signed a declaration of principles in Qatar to end decadeslong fighting and commit ...

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 ...

The French military on Thursday, July 17, officially completed its withdrawal from Senegal, marking the end of its last permanent troop deployment in West Africa. During a handover ceremony in Dakar, ...

France’s decades-long military presence in West Africa came to a symbolic end on Thursday as it formally withdrew its remaining troops from Senegal, the last West African nation to host a permanent ...

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

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 ...

France on Thursday formally handed back its last two military bases in Senegal, leaving Paris with no permanent army camps in either west or central Africa.

Senegal's President Bassirou Dioumaye Faye announced late last year that former colonial power France would have to close its military bases in Senegal by 2025.