Senegal president says France should close army bases in country
Africa • Nov 29, 2024, 1:56 PM
1 min de lecture
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye told AFP Thursday that France should close its military bases in the West African state as it prepared to mark the 80th anniversary of a notorious colonial slaughter. Faye said that France's President Emmanuel Macron had admitted that his country's troops were responsible for a "massacre" of Senegalese soldiers in 1944.
Yesterday
'Frank Talks': Nigeria's Trade Ministry in France on deal and investment drive
Africa • 9:34 PM
1 min
In tonight's edition, In town on a rare state visit to France. We speak to Nigeria's Minister of Trade and Investment about her administration's plans to woo more private funding.
Also, after the distancing of Djamena and Senegal, it now looks like Fran
Read the article
French troops in Sahel: A look back at Operation Barkhane
Africa • 3:39 PM
1 min
The government of Chad on Thursday abruptly ended its defence cooperation pact with France, a surprise move that caught French officials on the hop while Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, in a similar vein, called on France to close its army ba
Read the article
Namibia extends voting due to logistical problems, opposition alleges fraud
Africa • 3:33 PM
1 min
Namibians returned to the polls Friday, two days after the first ballots were cast in the general elections following widespread frustration with technical and logistical problems. Voting was extended into the weekend, a move challenged by the main oppos
Read the article
Chad's decision to end defence agreement with France a 'surprise' and 'humiliation'
Africa • 2:03 PM
1 min
Chad's government on Thursday announced that it is ending a defence cooperation agreement with France, its former colonial ruler, to redefine the nation's sovereignty. As one of the last countries in the region in which France maintained a large military
Read the article
Senegal president says France should close army bases in country
Africa • 1:56 PM
1 min
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye told AFP Thursday that France should close its military bases in the West African state as it prepared to mark the 80th anniversary of a notorious colonial slaughter. Faye said that France's President Emmanuel Ma
Read the article
Senegal’s leader says France should close all army bases in country
Africa • 7:31 AM
1 min
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Thursday said that France should close all its army bases in the country, noting that it was “incompatible” with Senegal’s national sovereignty. Faye swept to power in the March elections.
Read the article
Macron acknowledges 1944 ‘massacre’ of West African troops by French army
Africa • 7:07 AM
1 min
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday acknowledged that the 1944 killing of West African soldiers in a Senegalese fishing village by French forces was a massacre for the first time. The soldiers had fought alongside the French during World War II,
Read the article
Chad ends military cooperation with France
Africa • 6:46 AM
1 min
Chad’s foreign minister on Thursday said his country was putting an end to its military cooperation with former colonial power France, saying “Chad has grown up, matured and is a sovereign state that is very jealous of its sovereignty”. Chad was France’s
Read the article