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

Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye poses for a portrait inside the Presidential Palace in Dakar on Nov ... foreign military presence in the West African country, in a speech on Tuesday ...

The French president’s attitude towards Africa has been an ongoing headache for his diplomats on the continent, who find ...

Analysis - Left parties of West Africa warn that announcements by France-backed regimes in its former African colonies about the withdrawal of its troops is an attempt to deceive the anti-imperialist ...

Ivory Coast’s expulsion of French troops follows similar moves across the region, leaving a power vacuum that must be handled ...

France's President ... line with Senegal’s sovereignty. The declaration came as Senegal marked 80 years after a colonial-era massacre that saw French troops kill tens of West African soldiers ...

This move follows broader trends across West Africa, with nations like Senegal and Chad also reevaluating ... allies like Russia. Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye outlined his country ...

Senegal's President Bassirou Dioumaye Faye said that 2025 would see an end to all foreign military presence in the West African country, in a speech on Tuesday, December 31, to mark the new year.

On January 1, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara ... the country’s national sovereignty. Senegal, Ivory Coast, and Chad have joined three West African countries — Mali, Niger, and Burkina ...

France is set to withdraw its military forces from Chad, following a recent attack on the presidential palace ... French President Macron accused his West African allies of being ungrateful ...

In his New Year’s address, Alassane Ouattara, president of Ivory Coast since 2010—when he took power with the aid of French ...