New project set to rename public spaces bearing names of colonial officers as Dakar distances itself from France.

Senegal, Chad and Ivory Coast last month announced the departure of French troops just as Paris was devising a new strategy that would sharply reduce its permanent troop presence in Africa.

The Senegalese prime minister and the Chadian foreign minister have condemned claims made by Emmanuel Macron regarding negotiations about the withdrawal of French troops from several African countries ...

A Resident of Nowhere, Originating from Everywhere When asked why people should come to his show, Souleymane Diamanka's response was simple yet profound: "You'll find yourself in it." ...

In a speech to French ambassadors, French president Emmanuel Macron claimed that African leaders 'forgot to say thank you' for France's 2013 military intervention in the Sahel, provoking immediate ire ...

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his speech to French ambassadors posted around the world, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese and ...