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Senegal's prime minister said Friday the government was closing “all foreign military bases,” an announcement essentially aimed at France, the West African nation's former colonial power. Although ...

and sovereignty does not accommodate the presence of foreign military bases,” the head of state said in an rare media interview. This decision to close bases appears to be aimed primarily at France. A ...

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's former colonial power.

France's military and Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to the announcement. A former colonial power in much of Africa, France has faced opposition from some African leaders over what ...