DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese and Chadian leaders said that the ousting of French troops from their territories was their sovereign decision, rejecting remarks from French President Emmanuel Macron ...
Senegal's prime minister Ousmane Sonko reasserted ... Western powers have been struggling to maintain their presence in the Sahel region amid a series of coups in countries like Mali, Niger ...
The Confederation of African Athletics has announced Senegal as the host of the 2025 ... wants to expand its reach, unite the region through sport and give every West African country a sense ...
Dakar: Senegal announced on Friday its decision to ... trend among most new leaders in West Africa and the African Sahel region. In recent years, France has lost its military presence in several ...
Tripoli: Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah on Monday expressed the country's readiness for military cooperation with Senegal ... security challenges in the region. Dbeibah made the ...
including having thousands of permanent troops in the region. France currently has 600 troops in Ivory Coast, 350 in Senegal and 350 in Gabon, as well as around 1,500 in Djibouti. It has had 1,000 ...
Notably, Chad, which hosted the last French military bases in the Sahel region, ended the "obsolete" defense and security pacts in November with France. Senegal and the Ivory Coast have also asked ...
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, who is the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States, has the responsibility ...
Most recently, Senegal and Chad asked French troops to leave. Chad has been a key ally for France in its fight against Islamist militants, serving as its last foothold in the Sahel region.
“All of Senegal's friends will be treated like strategic ... Ouattara, considered one of France’s closest allies in the region, has balanced maintaining ties with Paris and responding ...