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Senegalese Leader Announces End of Foreign Military Presence in Country in 2025

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MOSCOW, January 1 (Sputnik) - Earlier last year, French media reported France plans to reduce its military presence in Gabon, Senegal, and Côte d'Ivoire to around 100 troops in each country's capital, mainly in support roles.
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has confirmed that the country intends to get rid of foreign military presence as early as 2025.
"I have instructed the minister of the armed forces to propose a new doctrine of cooperation in the field of defense and security, which will entail the end of any foreign military presence in Senegal from 2025," the president was quoted as saying by Senegalese news agency APS on Tuesday.
In November, Bassirou Diomaye Faye said that the presence of French military bases on the territory of the country is incompatible with national sovereignty.
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