Dakar: Senegal has announced the closure of all foreign military bases, without setting a timeline for the exit of foreign troops. Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko made the announcement Friday during a general policy statement to the National Assembly.

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye last month expressed his desire to close the French bases in Senegal. “Senegal is an independent country, it is a sovereign country, and sovereignty does not accommodate the presence of foreign military bases,” the head of state said in a rare media interview.

Senegal has announced the closure of all foreign military bases, without setting a timeline for the exit of foreign troops.