Senegalese and Chadian leaders said that the ousting of French troops from their territories was their sovereign decision, ...

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 ...

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

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has announced the closure of all foreign military bases. Sonko, who did not set out a ...

Chad’s Foreign Minister, Abderaman Koulamallah, condemned Macron’s remarks as “disrespectful” to Africans and highlighted ...

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.

Senegal's President Bassirou Dioumaye Faye said that 2025 would see an end to all foreign military presence in the west ...

Chad's foreign affairs minister on Monday accused French President Emmanuel Macron of showing contempt after he said African leaders had "forgotten to say thank you" to France for helping to combat ...

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 ...