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Spotlight | Senegal
Dakar and Paris seek common ground on future military cooperation

French General Pascal Ianni, head of the France's Africa command, and General Mbaye Cissé, former Senegalese armed forces chief of staff in Dakar, October 2025.
French General Pascal Ianni, head of the France's Africa command, and General Mbaye Cissé, former Senegalese armed forces chief of staff in Dakar, October 2025. © Patrick Meinhardt / AFP
Eight months after the handover of France's last military bases in the country, French and Senegalese officials are engaged in low-key negotiations aimed at renewing their defence agreements. The issue is expected to feature on the agenda of the next intergovernmental seminar, although its date remains uncertain. [...]
Reading time 3 minutes Pierre-Elie de Rohan Chabot
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