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African countries cannot take sovereign decisions on their military cooperation when they still have bases of the former colonial power on their soil, Amzat Boukari-Yabara, a pan-Africanist historian of Beninese origin, told Sputnik Africa.The departure of the French army is extremely important if African nations want to really assume their sovereignty and redefine their security policy, the expert said.In addition, he stated that "there is a mobilization of young people who believe that we must put an end to the last marks of colonialism and that the issue of military bases obviously refers to a whole presence of domination, of control of African interests from outside."

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French soldiers left Central African soil in 2022, and since then, their withdrawal has been demanded by several other countries. France had to pull out from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. At the end of 2024, Senegal and Chad announced their intention to free themselves from French troops. In Chad, the withdrawal must be completed by January 31.

African countries cannot take sovereign decisions on their military cooperation when they still have bases of the former colonial power on their soil, Amzat Boukari-Yabara, a pan-Africanist historian of Beninese origin, told Sputnik Africa.

The departure of the French army is extremely important if African nations want to really assume their sovereignty and redefine their security policy, the expert said.

"There is a desire on the part of African states to assume, at least visibly, their sovereignty by simply removing any foreign army from their soil," Boukari-Yabara said.

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In addition, he stated that "there is a mobilization of young people who believe that we must put an end to the last marks of colonialism and that the issue of military bases obviously refers to a whole presence of domination, of control of African interests from outside."