Senegal distances itself from colonial past, following trend sweeping across West and Central Africa since 2022.

The CFA franc (Franc des Colonies Francais d’Afrique) was introduced in 1945, well before France’s decolonization in the late 1950s, as a way for France to control the economies of its African ...

France and Senegal have created a commission for coordinating the withdrawal of French troops from the African country.

It's tempting to conflate France's military exit from Cote d'Ivoire with its withdrawals from other regional countries. But ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request ...

The retreat, which comes amid increasing budget pressure and political upheaval in Paris, is another sign that France’s ...