France's military presence in Africa has been steadily declining recently as several nations seek to remove French forces - ...

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 ...

The French army has handed over its last base in Chad in a military ceremony in the capital N'Djamena, the general staffs of both countries announced Thursday.

In November 2024, Chad announced the end of the security and defense cooperation agreement with France. On Dec. 10, some French troops began to leave Chad. On Dec. 31, 2024, Chadian President Mahamat ...

France is preparing to hand Côte d'Ivoire back its only military base in the country in a ceremony on 20 February, further ...

BY ZAGAZOLA MAKAMA In a significant realignment of military partnerships within the Sahel region, Turkey has assumed ...

The retreat, which comes amid increasing budget pressure and political upheaval in Paris, is another sign that France’s ...

It’s tempting to conflate France’s military exit from Cote d’Ivoire with its withdrawals from other regional countries. But ...

Maiduguri (Nigeria) (AFP) – Lack of military coordination and tension among countries in Africa's Lake Chad region are ...

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 ...