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.

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 would ...

The US has approximately 100 troops stationed in Chad as part of its strategy to ... Neighboring Niger is also a linchpin in the US and French strategy to combat jihadists in the region.