Russia's goal, according to Constantin Gouvy of the Clingendael Institute, is to replace Western powers such as France as the ...

Under discussion since 2022, the move to end France's military presence in Chad accelerated on ... setback for Paris in its former French-speaking African colony, after having seen its troops ...

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 agreement with Paris.

Chad, Senegal and Ivory Coast have since followed ... It was originally known as the “franc of the French colonies of Africa”, betraying France’s original intentions with the currency.

N'Djamena (AFP) – The French army has handed over its last base in Chad in a military ceremony ... ended military cooperation with its former colonial ruler, and French troops began leaving ...

The handover of the Kossei base, the French army's last such facility in the central African country, follows Chad's surprise breaking off of military cooperation with its former colonial ruler in ...

French forces have left Chad after 65 years of almost continuous presence in the ... The handover marks the end of France's military presence in its former colony "according to the wishes of the high ...