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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail More Yahoo! Services Account Options New User? Sign Up Sign In Help Yahoo! Search web search Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Africa Europe Latin America Middle East North America Senegal takes back French military bases in symbolic move AFP - Monday, April 5 Send IM Story Print Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade has called for the creation of a United States of Africa, unveiling a controversial statue which he said marked the moment for the continent to "take-off". Images and soundbites Duration: 01:09 DAKAR (AFP) - – Senegal marked 50 years of independence Sunday by asserting its sovereignty with an announcement it was taking back French military bases, a symbolic move to be cemented after talks with its former colonial ruler. A colourful two-hour parade in Dakar on Sunday included a French contingent marching behind an officer bearing France's flag to the rhythms of the Royal Armed Forces of Morocco brass band. Several other countries, including Senegal's neighbours, joined in the parade which included a horse riders and drum majorettes in the presence of several African heads of state and French Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux. The announcement by Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade that his country was "taking back" French military bases in an address to the nation Saturday night, was welcomed by locals. "I want the French soldiers to leave. Otherwise it is as if Senegal doesn't have its own army to insure its security," said 30-year-old builder Ousmane Fall who was part of the crowd enjoying the independence festivities. Ass Mbow, a security guard, agreed: "Now that we are independent, they must leave. If they stay (in Senegal) it is as if we are still colonised," he told AFP. The historic step announced by Wade has no marked effect in the short term, but is very symbolic for a country branded by 350 years of French presence. The first French colony south of the Sahara, Senegal hosts one of three permanent French military bases in Africa with 1,200 men based in Dakar. The other permanent bases are in Libreville and Djibouti. Wade's announcement followed shortly after the inauguration of a controversial monument to the African Renaissance, vaunted as a symbol of the emergence of a continent with some one billion inhabitants after five centuries of slavery and colonisation. The 84-year-old said that keeping the military bases in Senegal -- one of the rare countries on the continent that has never experienced a coup d'etat -- "appeared more and more incongruous and has often been felt by our populations... as an incomplete independence." "I solemnly declare that from 00H00 (GMT) April 4 Senegal will take back all the (military) bases formerly held by France and intends to exert its sovereignty," Wade said in an address to the nation on public television. However several French sources say there is no question of sovereignty as the land has remained Senegalese and was only put at the disposition of the French. Wade's announcement has left several questions about what will happen now. "Discussions are continuing," French defence ministry spokesman Laurent Teisseire told AFP. In February the two capitals announced their intention to eventually close the bases. Paris said it intended to preserve a "centre of military cooperation with a regional purpose." No withdrawal timeline has been officially communicated, but gradually troops leaving Dakar on normal rotations will not be replaced. President Nicolas Sarkozy, who did not attend the independence celebrations, has indicated that only 300 soldiers will remain, 900 fewer than there are today. In a letter to Senegal on Friday Sarkozy reiterated that France remained "naturally disposed to continue a policy of military, bilateral and regional co-operation in Senegal, in support of regional stability. France and Senegal have been bound by a defence agreement since 1974. It is the only European country with military bases in Africa. Retired civil administrator Abdoulaye Diouf voiced concern about the loss of jobs held by Senegalese at the bases saying: "The two governments must consider this social question." "If it was up to me, they would stay. We have always lived in harmony." 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