Paris— France has started 2025 with a further reduction in its military presence in its former African colonies, sparking fresh tensions with controversial comments by French President Emmanuel Macron this week. Chad, Senegal and now Ivory Coast have followed Mali, ...

Dakar, Senegal – Senegal has announced the closure of all foreign military bases without setting any timeline for the withdrawal of foreign troops. Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko made the announcement during a general policy statement in the National Assembly on ...