France has handed over its first military base as part of the withdrawal of its military forces from Chad, the French and Chadian militaries said Thursday, December 26.

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.

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’s historical dominance and influence in Africa face unprecedented challenges as its relationships with key allies in the continent erode. Recent developments in Chad and Senegal, coupled with a broader trend of anti-French sentiment,

The withdrawal of France's military from Chad may be popular, but it comes at the risk of regime security for Deby. The post Chad's Deby Is Taking a Big Risk in Kicking France Out appeared first on World Politics Review.

France has officially handed over its first military base in Faya-Largeau to Chad as part of an ongoing withdrawal of French forces. This move follows Chad’s abrupt termination of military

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 ...

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

France began withdrawing soldiers from Chad on Friday, the country's defence ministry said, after N'Djamena last month abruptly ended military cooperation with the former colonial power. "At midday, 120 French soldiers took off from the military airport of N'Djamena on board an Airbus A330 Phoenix MRTT,

As Paris devised a new Military strategy that would sharply reduce its permanent troop presence in Africa, two of its closest allies Chad and Senegal struck a double blow..

France has begun the withdrawal of its soldiers from Chad. The French defence ministry made this known on Friday after N’Djamena last month abruptly ended

Paris received a communiqué from the authorities demanding the total withdrawal of all personnel from its base in N’Djamena by 31 December.