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The announcements came as France was making efforts to revive waning influence on the continent. Foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot was completing a visit to Chad and Ethiopia, and President ...

France hands back two out of five army bases to Senegal. ... The military sites of Maréchal and Saint-Exupéry, not far from the port of Dakar, were officially returned to Senegalese authorities.

France has returned two military facilities in Senegal, starting a process that’s expected to see the withdrawal of French troops from the West African nation. Skip to content.

France had already handed over its two other military bases — Faya in the north and Abeche in the east of the country — in late December and early January. The French army had around 1,000 ...

France set up a joint commission with Senegal last month to organise the restitution of military bases and the withdrawal of 350 troops by the end of 2025. Sign up here.

France's military and Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to the announcement. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye last month expressed his desire to close the French bases in Senegal.

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France on Friday, March 7, began handing over military bases in Senegal, as part of a withdrawal of troops from the West African nation where it has had a presence since 1960.

France's military is being ousted from more African countries. Here's why. French soldiers secure the area where a suicide bomber attacked, at the entrance of Gao, northern Mali, Feb.10, 2013.