At the request of Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, all French military bases in Senegal have now been handed over.

Senegal’s new government has taken a hard-line stance against the presence of French troops as part of a larger regional ...

France has formally handed over its last military bases in Senegal on Thursday, ending a 65-year presence in the country. The ...

Camp Geille military base in Ouakam, Dakar, hosts handover ceremony attended by Senegal’s chief of general staff as well as ...

France handed over control of its last major military facility in Senegal on Thursday, marking the end of its armed forces' long presence in the West African country and a milestone in a withdrawal ...

The Dakar ‘The Dakar’ began life in 1978 as the Paris-Dakar Rally. It ran annually from France to Senegal until 2007 but when the 2008 event was cancelled due to security concerns, the rally ...

In 2003, the rally’s 25th anniversary, it skipped both Paris and Dakar for the first time, as well as all of West Africa, because of fears over security.

Buyers who want to lean further into the 911 Dakar's rally heritage can option the Rallye Design Package which takes cues directly from the Porsche racecar that won the 1984 Paris-Dakar Rally.

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Originally run from Paris to Dakar, Senegal, the rally moved to South America in 2009 after threats of terrorist attacks in Mauritania and Mali convinced organizers that they needed to leave Africa.

Lerner trained with Hall, also a Dakar alum, before he passed away in 2019. She followed Hall with her camera for two years, capturing the moment in 2017 that he set a record just shy of his 80th ...