Chad describes the treaty as 'obsolete' and says it wants to redefine its geopolitical strategy.Some weeks before the actual planned departure, France handed over its first military base as part ...

France has handed over its first military base as part of the withdrawal of its military forces from Chad, the French and Chadian militaries say. Chad’s chief of military staff on Thursday said ...

France handed over its last base in Chad Thursday after President Mahamat Déby had ordered the roughly 1,000 French troops out by Friday. This was France's last foothold in the region, West Africa's ...

N’DJAMENA, Chad — France handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities on Thursday, two months after the former French colony in central Africa broke off its defense ...

African leaders announcing the closure of Frensh military bases send a clear sign that Africa is rejecting France’s policies ...

On board were some of the final 180 French military personnel still based in Chad. For them and for France, a page has been turned, ending their presence at the Adji Kossei Base, Paris's last ...

While the withdrawal was undertaken at Chad’s request, France’s foreign ministry told RFI it is "absolutely not the end" of cooperation on military matters. The ministry's spokesperson also ...

In a statement on Thursday, Chad’s army announced the French military’s handover to local authorities of the Sergent Adji Kossei air base in Chad’s capital, N’Djamena. France had already ...

Chad has been a key counterterrorism force in the region and was one of the last countries in which France maintained a large military presence. French forces have been ousted in recent years from ...