France handed over two military facilities to Senegal on Friday, the French embassy said, the first formal step in ending French military presence in the West African country as the region shifts away ...

France has handed control of two military facilities to Senegal, beginning the formal process of withdrawing its military presence from the West African country amid its waning influence in the region ...

Chad describes the treaty as 'obsolete' and says it wants to redefine its geopolitical strategy.Some weeks before the actual planned departure, France handed over its first military base as part ...

France has handed over two military facilities to Senegal, marking the end of the French military presence in the West African country. This follows a regional trend as neighbouring countries also ...

France handed over its last base in Chad Thursday after President Mahamat Déby had ordered the roughly 1,000 French troops out by Friday. This was France's last foothold in the region, West Africa's ...

N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — France handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities on Thursday, two months after the former French colony in central Africa broke off its defense ...

African leaders announcing the closure of Frensh military bases send a clear sign that Africa is rejecting France’s policies ...

France said earlier this year it was working with Senegal to organize the withdrawal of French troops. The embassy said ...

In a statement on Thursday, Chad’s army announced the French military’s handover to local authorities of the Sergent Adji Kossei air base in Chad’s capital, N’Djamena. France had already ...

Soldiers and fighter aircraft from France have been stationed in Chad almost continuously since the country's independence in 1960, helping to train the Chadian military. The largely desert ...