Around 100 troops left the Abeche base on Saturday, after equipment convoys departed Friday evening. The French army had around 1,000 personnel in Chad. Djamouss added that the January 31 deadline for ...

France’s military withdrawals provide West African states with a long overdue opportunity to assert their sovereignty. But ...

French President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to “reset” France’s relationship with its former African colonies appear to be ...

The decision to end the French military existence in Chad is final and irreversible, local media quoted him as saying. Gen. Djamouss urged the Chadian military and security forces to remain ...

Chad's government has reiterated its order for French troops to withdraw from the central African country before the end of this month, following remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron that ...

Senegalese and Chadian leaders said that the ousting of French troops from their territories was their sovereign decision, rejecting remarks from French President Emmanuel Macron that suggested ...

At the end of November, Chad announced that it will end its defense agreement with France, its former colonial ruler. French troops must leave the country by 31 January. The Chadian military ...

The withdrawal of French troops from Chad marks the end of a decades-long military partnership. Chad describes the treaty as 'obsolete' and says it wants to redefine its geopolitical strategy.

French troop withdrawal in West Africa signals the end of 'Françafrique' and shifts geopolitical dynamics with Russia and ...

Senegal, Chad and Ivory Coast last month announced the departure of French troops just as Paris was devising a new strategy that would sharply reduce its permanent troop presence in Africa.