French To Shut Military Base, Pull Out Most Forces
June 09 2010
France has announced that it will close its military base in Senegal and withdraw the bulk of its forces from the West African country, a former French colony, Reuters reports.
About 300 of the 1,200 French soldiers will remain in Senegal to staff a military cooperation center for the West African region, officials said at French Embassy in Dakar
"The main goal of our defense cooperation is to help Africa launch its own collective security system, together with our...
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