STORY: French troops lowered their flag from a base in Chad on Friday, marking the end of France's military presence in the ...

Chad’s authorities demanded that France withdraw all its troops from the country’s territory by January 31, 2025 ...

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 ...

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 ...

French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent remarks about African countries’ "ingratitude" for France’s role in ...

France waged a war marked by extreme violence during Cameroon's fight for independence in the late 1950s, historians said in ...

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

Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced on 31 December 2024 that all foreign military bases in his country would close by 2025. On the same day, the Ivorian president said France would ...

In his New Year’s address, Alassane Ouattara, president of Ivory Coast since 2010—when he took power with the aid of French ...

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 faltering. Seven years after coming to power with promises of reform, a ...