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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, Niger and Burkina Faso in asking France to withdraw its troops from their soil. The…

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France starts 2025 with new controversy, questions about Africa

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Senegal to close foreign military bases, break ties with ex-colonial power France

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 Friday. “The President of the Republic has decided to close all foreign military bases in…

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France starts 2025 with new controversy, questions about Africa

Senegal to close foreign military bases, break ties with ex-colonial power France