Deby said the forces remained, claiming France wanted to support Chad's air force against rebels. It stationed troops in ...

Once a key link in France's military presence in Africa, Chad was its last foothold in the wider Sahel region after the ...

The Central African nation announced the end of bilateral military pact with Paris last November - Anadolu Ajansı ...

Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Christopher Musa, on Wednesday charged Niger Republic, Burkina Faso, and Mali to ...

With France fast losing its influence in west Africa's Sahel region and an unpredictable US president in power, will China fill the vacuum?

FILE - The defense chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries excluding Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea and Niger, pose for a group photo during their ...

France has handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities. The move on Thursday came two months after the ...

Cte dIvoire announced that French troops would be withdrawing from the country and the military base of Port-Bout would be ...

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

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.