"The French army has taken the decision to remove its planes." Chad had been a key link in France's military presence in Africa and its last foothold in the wider Sahel region after the forced ...

Chad last month ended military cooperation with its former colonial power, and French troops began leaving the country last week. France currently has about 1,000 soldiers as well as warplanes ...

Chad describes the treaty as 'obsolete' and says it wants to redefine its geopolitical strategy. A few weeks before the actual planned departure, France handed over its first military base as part ...

These fears are not unfounded. Last year, France launched Operation Wuambushu, a controversial campaign to demolish ...

France has handed over its first military base as part of the withdrawal of its military forces from Chad, the French and Chadian militaries said Thursday. Chad's military chief of staff said the ...

France withdrew its fighter jets Tuesday from Chad after a disagreement with Chadian authorities, according to a statement from the French Defense Ministry. “Taking ...

Chad announced its decision to terminate the security and defence agreements that have linked it with France since the end of the colonial era on 28 November – mere hours after a visit by ...

Protesters in the capital, N’Djamena, chanted “Chad for us, France out!” with some holding banners that read, “We do not want to see a single French person in Chad.” Last week ...

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 ...

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

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 ...