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

France handed over control of its last major military facility in Senegal on Thursday, marking the end of its armed forces' ...

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

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 ...

President of the National Assembly of Senegal El Malick Ndiaye hosted an official welcome ceremony for visiting Vietnamese ...

The government of Senegal said on Friday that it has deployed the military in the capital, Dakar, and other cities and shut down social media platforms in response to Thursday’s deadly clashes ...

Senegal's new PM Ousmane Sonko, who was released from jail weeks prior to this year's presidential election and drove his party to victory, has criticized France's military presence in the country.

DAKAR (Reuters) -At least 30 decomposing bodies were found in a boat drifting around 70 km (38 nautical miles) off the coast of Senegal's capital Dakar, the military said on Monday. The navy was ...

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