To further enforce its new policy of anti-colonial influence, the predominantly French-speaking West African country of Niger ...

20 more embassy employees are reported to be inside the building DUBAI, August 28. /TASS/. French Ambassador to Niger Sylvain Itte is still staying in the embassy’s building, despite the fact ...

France has handed control of two military facilities to Senegal, beginning the formal process of withdrawing its military presence from the West African country amid its waning influence in the region ...

The French ambassador to Niger, Sylvain Itte ... has the privileges and diplomatic immunity as an employee of the embassy. The diplomatic visas held by him and his family members are revoked.

The French embassy said France on Friday handed over two military facilities to Senegal, the first formal step in ending French military presence in the West African country as the region shifts away ...

France formally began its military withdrawal from Senegal on Friday, handing over two key facilities to the West African ...

Over the past two years, military juntas in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have expelled French troops ... had been prepared ...

France said earlier this year it was working with Senegal to organize the withdrawal of French troops. The embassy said ...

The French Embassy did not respond to an email late ... It has suffered setbacks in West Africa in recent years, including Chad, Niger and Burkina Faso, where French troops are no longer on ...

Senegal's neighbours Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have all already pushed out ... Exupéry quarters to the Senegalese side," the French embassy in Senegal said in a statement on its website ...