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The remark came a month after he announced that France would have to close its military bases in Senegal. "I have instructed ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal’s prime minister said on Friday that the government is closing “all foreign military bases,” an announcement essentially aimed at France, the West African nation ...

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Tuesday sacked a government minister who recently described African soldiers who fought for colonial ruler France as "traitors".

France’s military and foreign ministry did not immediately respond to the announcement. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye last month expressed his desire to close the French bases in Senegal.

France's military and Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to the announcement. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye last month expressed his desire to close the French bases in Senegal.