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flag Senegal asks France to close military bases amid 80th anniversary of colonial-era massacre.

flag Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has asked France to close its military bases in the country as it prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre, a colonial-era slaughter. flag President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged French troops' responsibility for the 1944 massacre of Senegalese soldiers. flag Faye emphasized that allowing French bases is incompatible with Senegal's sovereignty, though he wants to maintain strategic partnerships.

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