All foreign military forces will have to leave Senegal by 2025. This announcement was made by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye during his end-of-year speech. This measure, which is part of a new defense and security doctrine, aims to strengthen the country’s strategic autonomy.
“I have instructed the Minister of the Armed Forces to propose a new doctrine of cooperation in matters of defense and security, involving, among other consequences, the end of all military presences of foreign countries in Senegal from 2025,” declared the head of state.
The Senegalese head of state also reaffirmed the commitment of Senegalese diplomacy to promoting peace and justice, while actively supporting oppressed peoples.
-“All friends of Senegal will be treated as strategic partners, within the framework of open, diversified and uninhibited cooperation,” he added, insisting on the desire to build balanced and mutually beneficial relations with international allies. .
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