"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 ...

At least three migrants have died while attempting to cross the English Channel to Britain from northern France, authorities ...

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 ...

"The handover took place in accordance with the calendar and the conditions agreed with Chad," said France’s military chief of staff. The 100 remaining French troops stationed in Abéché ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...