STORY: French troops lowered their flag from a base in Chad on Friday, marking the end of France's military presence in the ...
The handover of the last French military base in Chad and the Sahel marks a loss of influence for Paris and European ...
N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — France handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities on Thursday, two months after the former French colony in central Africa broke off its defense cooperation ...
France officially ended its decades-long military presence in Chad, its last stronghold in the West African region. The shift ...
President Mahamat Idriss Deby on Friday welcomed the "definitive and complete departure" of French forces from Chad which ...
Strained relations between Abuja and Niamey have disrupted joint military patrols and allowed the armed group to expand.
The French army has handed over its last base in Chad in a military ceremony in the capital N'Djamena, the general staffs of both countries announced Thursday.
Boko Haram controlled large areas in North East Nigeria and directly threatened cities like Chad's capital N'Djamena, Cameroon's Far North Region capital Maroua, and southeast Niger's Diffa.
Gunmen attempted to storm the presidential complex in Chad's capital N'Djamena on Wednesday ... Chad region that borders Cameroon, Nigeria and Niger. Landlocked Chad is under military rule ...
Niger has suspended its participation in the Multinational Joint Task Force, and Chad has threatened to withdraw.
Calm has now returned to N'Djamena. Attack on Chad military base ... including in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and Sudan.
Several former French colonies, including Niger, Mali, Senegal ... Mohamed, who works at the military base in N'Djamena, said: "This is a shock for us. We have built our lives here, and now ...