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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. Ending the French army's 65 years in ...

France will on Thursday formally hand back its last military bases in Senegal, leaving the French army with no permanent camps in west and central Africa. Ending the French army's 65 years in Senegal, ...

In a historic shift, Senegal on Thursday, July 17, 2025, reclaimed control of the last two French military bases on its soil, officially ending France’s 65-year presence in the West African nation.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A general view shows the graves of the Senegalese infantrymen killed on 1 December, 1944 by the French army at the Thiaroye ...

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. Ending the French army's 65 years in ...

Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye (R), here pictured with France's Emmanuel Macron, insisted France's troops must go - Copyright GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA ...

Ending the French army's 65 years in independent Senegal, the pull-out comes after similar withdrawals across the continent, with former colonies increasingly turning their backs on their former ruler ...

France will on Thursday formally hand back its last military bases in Senegal, leaving the French army with no permanent camps in west and central Africa.

France on Thursday formally handed back its last two military bases in Senegal, leaving Paris with no permanent camps in either west or central Africa. Senegal's Chief of General Staff, General Mbaye ...