Chad has announced it is ending military cooperation with former colonial power France. The development comes just hours after a visit by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot. “The ...

It has had 1,000 troops in Chad. France's defense ministry said the role of French troops in Africa is to train local soldiers and reinforce their capacities to fight extremism, mainly in ...

France began withdrawing its military forces from Chad on Tuesday, starting with the departure of two Mirage fighter jets from the capital, N'Djamena, signaling a significant shift in its ...

Item 1 of 4 A French fighter jet prepares to take off, as France starts the withdrawal of its military from Chad with the departure of two warplanes, in N'Djamena, Chad, December 10, 2024.

FILE -France's President Emmanuel Macron, left, and Secretary General of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie Louise Mushikiwabo, center, welcome Chad's President General Mahamat ...

France has some 1,000 troops in Chad who will likely now have to leave. Analysts suggested that could further open the door to influence of the Russian military, already present in Chad’s neighbors.

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 ...

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Chad’s foreign affairs minister on Monday accused French President Emmanuel Macron of showing contempt after he said African leaders had “forgotten to say thank you” to France for helping to ...

He added that negotiations with Chadian authorities continued on how and when France might withdraw other members of its 1,000-strong force in Chad, and whether all will leave.

PARIS (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, two weeks after ...