French soldiers started leaving their special army buildings in Senegal this month. These buildings used to help France watch over parts of Africa, but Senegal wants them back.
France wants to work with Senegal to ensure that all its soldiers can leave by the end of next year. Both countries want to stay friends and help keep each other safe, but they need to make new plans about how to do this.
The new leader of Senegal, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, told everyone he wants all soldiers from other countries to leave his country by 2025. The prime minister agreed and said they would make France move all their army bases away.
France used to have many soldiers in different African countries. They helped fight bad people who hurt others. However, many African countries asked France to take their soldiers home. Mali made French soldiers leave in 2022. Then Burkina Faso and Niger told French soldiers to go away in 2023. Chad also asked French soldiers to leave at the end of last year. The first group of 120 French soldiers packed up and left Chad in December.
France wants to work with Senegal to ensure that all its soldiers can leave by the end of next year. Both countries want to stay friends and help keep each other safe, but they need to make new plans about how to do this.
The new leader of Senegal, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, told everyone he wants all soldiers from other countries to leave his country by 2025. The prime minister agreed and said they would make France move all their army bases away.
France used to have many soldiers in different African countries. They helped fight bad people who hurt others. However, many African countries asked France to take their soldiers home. Mali made French soldiers leave in 2022. Then Burkina Faso and Niger told French soldiers to go away in 2023. Chad also asked French soldiers to leave at the end of last year. The first group of 120 French soldiers packed up and left Chad in December.
