Chad has become the latest central African nation to cancel its longstanding defence deal with France. This decision will lead to the withdrawal of around one thousand French troops. Kristina Simich has the story.
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News Politics The moves come against a backdrop of Russia’s ambitions to expand its foothold on the African continent. Chad’s government abruptly ended a defense cooperation agreement with former colonial power France, issuing the unexpected announcement …
PARIS: Chad announced on Thursday that it had decided to end military cooperation with France, wrongfooting the African country’s former colonial masters and adding to a series of French setbacks in the Sahel. N’Djamena’s statement declaring its “decision …
The Chadian president, Mahamat Idriss Déby, in N'Djamena, May 23, 2024. MOUTA ALI / AP The announcement came as a bolt from the blue in N'Djamena. In a press release issued on Thursday, November 28, a few hours after French Foreign Minister …
Chad has said it is terminating a key defence cooperation agreement with France, raising questions about Paris’s waning influence in Africa's embattled Sahel region. Chadian Foreign Minister Abderaman Koulamallah said it was time for his country to …
France “takes note” of the cancellation of the military cooperation agreement between Chad and France, announced Thursday evening by N’Djamena, but “wishes to continue the dialogue” with this Sahel country, the spokesperson said on Friday. -spokesperson …
The government of Chad announced on Thursday it has canceled its military cooperation pact with France, its former colonial ruler. The decision, which took observers in both Chad and France by surprise, means the roughly 1,000 French troops stationed in …
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