The handover was followed by a declaration by Senegale president Basilou Diomai Fey, and at the end of last year, Euroneus reported that all foreign troops had ordered the country to leave.
“The French side handed over the facilities and housing in the Malechal and Saint-Expery areas to the Senegalese side on Friday, March 7, 2025,” the French embassy in Senegal said in a statement on Friday.
“These districts near Han Park were ready to be returned from the summer of 2024.”
Paris established a joint committee with Dakar last month to organize its withdrawal. The French Army recently announced that it had rejected 162 Senegaleseans who worked at military bases around the country.
The new Senegal government has adopted a hard-pressed approach to the presence of the French army as part of a massive regional backlash against many as a legacy of oppressive colonial regimes.
France faces opposition from some African leaders about what has been labelled as a mean and heavy approach to the continent.
Paris is a military presence, particularly in the western part of the continent, and has suffered multiple setbacks in recent years. Chad, Niger and Burkina Faso are among the countries that have recently expelled the French troops.
France says it plans to significantly reduce its presence at all African bases, including 350 troops in Senegal, except for Djibouti. Instead, it states that defence training or targeted military assistance can be provided based on the needs of the individual countries.
MNA