Senegalese and Chadian leaders say the ousting of French troops from their territories was their sovereign decision, rejecting remarks from French President Emmanuel Macron that suggested otherwise

Burkina Faso Joins Chad, Senegal in Criticising Macron’s Comments on Africa | Firstpost Africa Burkina Faso has joined Chad and Senegal in vociferously criticising French President Emmanuel Macron’s comments last week on Africa.

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

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.

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,

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko announced on Friday that the country will close all foreign military bases as part of a broader strategy to review its defense policy and reinforce national sovereignty.

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President Macron accused some African countries of “forgetting to tell us thank you” for the role of the French military in fighting jihadists.

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.

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