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

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.

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 military cooperation with the former colonial power.

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 begun withdrawing its troops from Chad following N’Djamena's decision to terminate military cooperation with the former colonial power last month. The French Defence Ministry reported that a contingent of 120 soldiers departed from a military airport in N’Djamena aboard an Airbus A330 Phoenix MRTT on Friday,

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.

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

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 ...

ADDS quotes by Chadian president, background on political transition, former president France began withdrawing soldiers from Chad on Friday, the country's defence ministry said, after N'Djamena ...

New Sahel Confederation challenges regional order as ECOWAS seeks dialogue Relations bwetween France and Chad have grown tense since 2021, when Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno became president after his ...

Chad goes to the polls Sunday in legislative and local elections which the government of President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno presents as a key step towards a democratic transition but which opposition parties dismiss as a "masquerade".

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..