France’s military withdrawals provide West African states with a long overdue opportunity to assert their sovereignty. But ...

French troops completed their withdrawal from Chad this week before a January 31 deadline, the latest blow to France’s ...

French troop withdrawal in West Africa signals the end of 'Françafrique' and shifts geopolitical dynamics with Russia and ...

Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced on 31 December 2024 that all foreign military bases in his country would ...

French President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to “reset” France’s relationship with its former African colonies appear to be ...

Several former French colonies, including Niger ... always been wary of France and does not trust Macron. France is not popular in Chad and by ending the military contract, Deby has gained ...

Abéché (Chad) (AFP) – France on Saturday handed over its second army base in Chad as part of an agreement with the country's authorities to withdraw its military forces. The central African ...

France has officially handed over its second military base in Chad as part of an agreement to withdraw its forces from the country. The base in Abéché, located in eastern Chad, was formally ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese and Chadian leaders said that the ousting of French troops from their territories was their sovereign decision, rejecting remarks from French President Emmanuel Macron ...

Chad's government has reiterated its order ... which deployed over 200,000 soldiers conscripted from French colonies to help France battle Nazi Germany during World War II. Halina said France ...

May’s protests against the French military presence in Chad illustrated a widespread frustration with a France that ... anti-French sentiment in former colonies in recent years.