France has handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities. The move on Thursday came two months after the ...

Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced on 31 December 2024 that all foreign military bases in his country would ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request ...

Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced on 31 December 2024 that all foreign military bases in his country would close by 2025. On the same day, the Ivorian president said France ...

As a result, the strategic value of France's military bases in Africa has diminished in recent years. What impact could military withdrawal have on France's political and diplomatic influence in ...

France officially ended its decades-long military presence in Chad, its last stronghold in the West African region. The shift ...

Russia is struggling to retain two military bases in Syria that have enabled it to project influence in the Middle East and ...

In his New Year’s address, Alassane Ouattara, president of Ivory Coast since 2010—when he took power with the aid of French ...

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 ...

France’s military withdrawals provide West African states with a long overdue opportunity to assert their sovereignty. But ...

The U.S. military has conducted airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African ...

France’s military withdrawals from several African countries, including Senegal and Ivory Coast, signal a diminishing role in the region. Historically, French bases supported newly independent ...