France has begun withdrawing its troops from Chad following N’Djamena’s abrupt decision to end its decades-long defense agreement with the former colonial power. An initial group of 120 French soldiers departed from the Central African country,

France has handed over its first military base as part of the withdrawal of its military forces from Chad, the Chadian army said Thursday. It said the base at Faya-Largeau in the north of the country

As Paris was devising a new military strategy that would sharply reduce its permanent troop presence in Africa, two of its closest allies struck a double blow. The government of Chad, considered France's most stable and loyal partner in Africa,

After Chad ended a defense agreement with France in November, France has started to withdraw its troops from the country.

France has handed over its first military base as part of the withdrawal of its military forces from Chad, the Chadian army said Thursday. It said the base at Faya-Largeau in the north of the country had been handed over and that it would inform the public ...

The government of Chad, considered France's most stable and loyal partner in Africa, announced on its Independence Day it was ending defense cooperation to redefine its sovereignty. And in an ...

The Duchess of Edinburgh never gets the credit she deserves for her royal work. This year alone, she travelled to 10 countries outside the United Kingdom, several of them marking the first time a

In countries like Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, where military regimes have expelled French forces, anti-French rhetoric has become a rallying cry for new alliances with Russia and other powers.

A confidential report by Jean-Marie Bockel, the personal envoy of French President Emmanuel Macron to Africa, revealed shocking information about the fate of French influence in the African continent.

Since the independence of French colonies in Africa, France has maintained a policy of economic, political and military sway dubbed Françafrique, which included having thousands of permanent troops in the region.

In Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, coups encouraged by Russia since 2021 have installed pro-Kremlin military juntas who have become regular guests to Moscow. Meanwhile, France and the US have been forced to dismantle military bases in the region.

Chadian Head of State General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno was officially promoted Marshal over the weekend, during a ceremony granting him the same rank held by his late father and predecessor, Idriss Déby Itno.