Chad has ended its defence cooperation pact with France – a move that could see French troops leave the country as the former colonial power's influence across the Sahel collapses.

France, Chad's former colonial ruler, had signed a revised version of the military and security agreement in 2019. Chad is just the latest nation in Central and West Africa to sever its security agreements with Paris.

The decision represents growing anti-French sentiment in Chad and the Sahel region, where France has been effectively expelled from several former colonies.View on euronews

Chad canceled an agreement that allows French troops to operate in the central African nation, one of the few remaining countries that western military forces have used to fight Islamist insurgents in the Sahel region.

France, Chad's former colonial ruler, had signed a revised version of the military and security agreement in 2019. Chad is just the latest nation in Central and West Africa to sev

Likely withdrawal of troops marks further retrenchment of French role in fighting Islamist insurgents in Sahel

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The Central African country has announced the termination of its military cooperation agreement with France. The Chadian Foreign Ministry said the country wants to fully assert its sovereignty.Chad said on Thursday that it was ending its defense cooperation pact with former colonial power France in a decision that could see French soldiers