The French military has completed its withdrawal from Senegal, its last West African country with a permanent troop presence, amid waning regional influence.

The French military handed over its last military base and withdrew its troops on Thursday. This marks the end of a departure process that started in March.

France on Thursday formally handed back its last two military bases in Senegal, leaving Paris with no permanent camps in either west or central Africa. In February France handed back its sole remaining base in Ivory Coast,