Senegal president says no more 'foreign military presence from 2025'

Senegal's President Bassirou Dioumaye Faye said that 2025 would see an end to all foreign military presence in Senegal, in a speech on Tuesday.

He has instructed the minister for the armed forces to the end of all foreign military presences in Senegal from 2025," said Faye.

This is the first time he has set a date for the closure of foreign military bases.

He said Senegal is an independent and sovereign country and it does not accept the presence of military bases in a sovereign country".

Faye added that France remains an important partner for the investment in Senegal with the presence of French companies.