Several African nations have expelled French troops, signaling a significant decline in the former colonial power’s influence on the continent - Anadolu Ajansı

Senegalese and Chadian leaders say the ousting of French troops from their territories was their sovereign decision, rejecting remarks from French President Emmanuel Macron that suggested otherwise.

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has announced the closure of all foreign military bases. Sonko, who did not set out a timeline for the exit of foreign troops, announced the closures Friday during his general policy statement to the National Assembly.

Emmanuel Macron had said African leaders had not thanked France for ‘helping to combat’ insurgencies - Anadolu Ajansı

Experts say they are following the example of Sahel countries as local leaders and populations want more sovereignty over their security

Senegal has announced the closure of all foreign military bases, without setting a timeline for the exit of foreign troops.Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko made the announcement on Friday during a general policy statement to the National Assembly.

The Senegalese prime minister and the Chadian foreign minister have condemned claims made by Emmanuel Macron regarding negotiations about the withdrawal of French troops from several African countries,

After Chad, Senegal to Close French Military Bases Amid Anti-West Sentiment | Firstpost Africa Senegal has joined its neighbours to shut doors on its former coloniser France. The country’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has said that the government is closing all foreign military bases.

French soldiers were deployed for a decade to fight an Islamist insurgency in its former colonial territory of the Sahel region. Read more at straitstimes.com.

President Macron accused some African countries of “forgetting to tell us thank you” for the role of the French military in fighting jihadists.

Dakar: Senegal has announced the closure of all foreign military bases, without setting a timeline for the exit of foreign troops. Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko made the announcement Friday during a general policy statement to the National Assembly.

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal's prime minister said Friday the government was closing “all foreign military bases,” an announcement essentially aimed at France, the West African nation's former ...