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

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,

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.

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 dissolution of the Chad-France defence pact raises questions about Chad’s next potential partners. It could also reshape power dynamics in the Sahel.

French fighter jet prepares to take off, as France starts the withdrawal of its military from Chad, in N'Djamena PARIS (Reuters) -France has started the withdrawal of its military from Chad with ...

Chad's leader General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno was in an official ceremony Saturday promoted to marshal, the same title held by his late father and former president.

Chad's leader General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, who was promoted to the highest army rank on Saturday, has made his mark since being propelled to power three years ago after his father's untimely death.

PARIS (AP) — France flew out the two Mirage fighter jets it had stationed in Chad on Tuesday, signaling the beginning of its withdrawal of military forces from the former French colony in ...

PARIS, Dec 10 (Reuters) - France has started the withdrawal of its military from Chad with the departure of two warplanes that were based in the capital N'Djamena, the French army said ...

DAKAR, Senegal — It’s been a tumultuous month for France and its relationship with former colonies in Africa, as its influence on the continent faces the biggest challenge in decades.

N'DJAMENA: A contingent of 120 soldiers left Chad on Dec 20 marking the beginning of France's troop withdrawal from one of the last former colonies where it still maintained a military presence. The move comes after France had already pulled its forces out of Mali,