Despite a decrease in nuclear arsenals since the Cold War, there are still approximately 12,121 warheads as of early 2024 ...

As the Iran-Israel war winds down, France has revealed its covert military role during the conflict. Defense Minister ...

He said France’s military presence was in response to a request from Niger’s government at the time. That military cooperation between France and Niger had been suspended since the coup, however.

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 set up a joint commission with Senegal last month to organize the withdrawal, and the French army recently announced it had dismissed 162 Senegalese who worked on military bases in Dakar.

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'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.