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On Tuesday, the French forces handed over the Rabisic base to the Senegalese government, thus being the fourth military facility to be evacuated as part of the full withdrawal plan from the country.
Senegal is expected to receive two French bases on July 18, to complete the departure of the French forces dating back to more than 100 years.
Al -Qaeda was handed over without any official ceremony, and the event was limited to a signature between the two sides attended by some military leaders from the two countries, and officials from the embassy Paris In Dakar.
The Refugest Base is about 30 km south of the capital, Dakar, and has been used since 1960 as a French army broadcasting station, which contributes to communication with ships and submarines scattered along the Atlantic coast.
In the past weeks, about 20 French forces who were stationed at al -Qaeda have left for several years.
This step is an additional station of the stages of ending the French military presence in the state of Senegal, which is called the educated generations in West. Africa The small Paris.
The departure of the French forces is scheduled to be completed Senegal On July 18, where the base, which is located in the center of the capital, Dakar, will be delivered, as well as the facility in the Plato neighborhood, near the city’s port.
The withdrawal of the French forces comes as a result of a decision taken by the new government led by the president Passero Diomae Fi Who said that the French military presence in his country is inconsistent with sovereignty and respect for independent countries.