The French army has handed over its last base in Chad in a military ceremony in the capital N'Djamena, the general staffs of ...

France's military presence in Africa has been steadily declining recently as several nations seek to remove French forces - ...

France's military presence in French-speaking ... relied on the resources of the French base in Djibouti. Without these logistical points, projecting military strength becomes much more ...

Now there is no public support for sending any more troops to Africa even if they are requested by beleaguered African governments. Those African political crises have been a regular feature of ...

It’s a new sunrise for a fully sovereign Chad, determined to take charge of its own destiny,' says Mahamat Idriss Deby - Anadolu Ajansı ...

L'armée française a rétrocédé sa dernière base à l'armée tchadienne, le 30 janvier, ont annoncé les états-majors militaires des deux pays après une cérémonie mettant fin à une présence historique dans ...

France is preparing to hand Côte d'Ivoire back its only military base in the country in a ceremony on 20 February, further diminishing French influence in West Africa. Ivorian President Alassane ...

Chad was the last Sahel country with a remaining French military presence – Until recently, around 1,000 French troops were ...

in line with a restructuring plan for France's presence in West and Central Africa. A French base in Djibouti, which hosts 1,500 troops, is being developed as a launching pad for future missions ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request in 2013, France has given up most of its military footprint across west ...