DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese and Chadian leaders said that the ousting of French troops from their territories was their sovereign decision, rejecting remarks from French President Emmanuel Macron that suggested otherwise.

Emmanuel Macron had said African leaders had not thanked France for ‘helping to combat’ insurgencies - Anadolu Ajansı

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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,

Photo Sipa/Chine Nouvelle Le Premier ministre sénégalais Ousmane Sonko a contesté lundi que ... aurait donné lieu à des négociations entre Paris et Dakar et s'est inscrit en faux avec ...

After Chad, Senegal to Close French Military Bases Amid Anti-West Sentiment | Firstpost Africa Senegal has joined its neighbours to shut doors on its former coloniser France. The country’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has said that the government is closing all foreign military bases.

Chad’s Foreign Minister, Abderaman Koulamallah, condemned Macron’s remarks as “disrespectful” to Africans and highlighted Chad’s sacrifices during both World Wars.

The French president's words have sparked a backlash, with African leaders calling out his "contemptuous attitude". View on euronews

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko wrote on X late Monday ... Since the independence of French colonies in Africa, Paris has maintained a policy of economic, political and military ...

Photo Sipa/Chine Nouvelle Le Premier ministre sénégalais Ousmane Sonko a contesté lundi que ... aurait donné lieu à des négociations entre Paris et Dakar et s'est inscrit en faux avec ...

Burkina Faso's military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore joined criticism of Macron's suggestion that some West African leaders had shown "ingratitude" France's role in helping to tackle militant jihadist insurgencies.

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye called for certain main roads bearing colonial names to be renamed in honor of 'national heroes.'