France hands over last base in Chad
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With France’s military influence in Africa gone, can it rely on soft power?As countries continue to pivot from France, Paris too has begun implementing a new Africa strategy launched in late 2024: There are plans to permanently reduce troop presence in countries that have ...
Paris has “often contributed to destabilizing certain African countries like Libya with disastrous consequences noted on the stability and security of the Sahel,” he added. Chad Foreign ...
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The declaration caught Paris off guard. But Chad's President Mahamat Idriss Déby was quick to emphasise the move did not mean severing ties. "The decision in no way constitutes a rejection of ...
French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent remarks about African countries’ "ingratitude" for France’s role in ...
Chad gave Paris six weeks to remove 1,000 soldiers and their equipment by Jan. 31. The Chadian Foreign Ministry announced Nov. 28 the end of military cooperation with France. France withdrew ...
In response, Deby said that Chad is not benefiting much from military agreements with Paris and that the order for French troops to leave was irreversible and nonnegotiable. Government officials ...
Senegal, Chad and Ivory Coast last month announced the departure of French troops just as Paris was devising a new strategy that would sharply reduce its permanent troop presence in Africa.
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