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The French military completed its withdrawal from Senegal on Thursday, the last West African country where it maintained a ...
At the request of Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, all French military bases in Senegal have now been handed over.
After backlash, Serigne Fall Gueye, director of the Grand Théâtre, reverses ban on wigs, weaves and bleaching imposed under ...
Wigs are ever-popular in Senegal - as sported here by supermodel Naomi Campbell at a recent fashion show in Dakar A sudden ...
Senegal has raised 364 billion CFA francs ($644 million) in its second public bond offering of 2025, exceeding its initial ...
France handed over control of its last major military facility in Senegal on Thursday, marking the end of its armed forces' long presence in the West African country and a milestone in a withdrawal ...
France officially ended 65 years of permanent military presence in Senegal with a symbolic handover of its last two military ...
France returned Camp Geille, its largest base in Senegal, and its airfield at Dakar’s airport in a ceremony on Thursday ...
Camp Geille military base in Ouakam, Dakar, hosts handover ceremony attended by Senegal’s chief of general staff as well as ...
In a moment heavy with history and symbolism, France has officially ended its decades-long military presence in Senegal, ...
France has faced opposition from leaders of some of its former colonies in Africa over what they described as a demeaning and ...
Senegal’s new government has taken a hard-line stance against the presence of French troops as part of a larger regional ...