The release of Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, one of France's longest-held political prisoners, has been opposed by the US ...

Camp Geille military base in Ouakam, Dakar, hosts handover ceremony attended by Senegal’s chief of general staff as well as ...

Ending the French army's 65 years in Senegal, the pull-out comes after similar withdrawals across the continent, with former colonies increasingly turning their backs on their former ruler.