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With France’s military influence in Africa gone, can it rely on soft power?
French troops completed their withdrawal from Chad this week before a January 31 deadline, the latest blow to France’s ...
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French Army receives first MEPAC armoured mortar carrier
The French Army received its first Griffon Mortier Embarqué Pour l'Appui au Contact (MEPAC) 6×6 self-propelled 120 mm mortar ...
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UAE receives first French Rafale fighter jets as F-35 deal remains in limbo
The United Arab Emirates has received its first Rafale fighter jet under a deal with France amid ongoing US-French ...
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French troops formally pull out of Chad
In November 2024, Chad announced the end of its security and defense cooperation agreement with France. On Dec 10, some ...
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A New Military Strategy of French Neocolonialism in Africa: Reorganizing Under the Cover Retreat
In his New Year’s address, Alassane Ouattara, president of Ivory Coast since 2010—when he took power with the aid of French military intervention—announced, “We have decided on the ...
'I won the Champions League with Chelsea - now I'm passing on what I learned in the army'
Former Chelsea winger Florent Malouda, who won the Champions League with the Blues in 2012, has joined the army in his native ...
Ukraine's French-trained brigade was meant to be a flagship project. Now its ex-commander is detained with a $2.1 million bail.
The 155th Mechanized Brigade was given French training and weaponry but has been beset by scandal since before it deployed to ...