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

The handover of the last French military base in Chad and the Sahel marks a loss of influence for Paris and European ...

President Mahamat Idriss Deby on Friday welcomed the "definitive and complete departure" of French forces from Chad which ...

French forces have withdrawn from Chad after 65 years, although France maintains that military cooperation will continue.

The French Army received its first Griffon Mortier Embarqué Pour l'Appui au Contact (MEPAC) 6×6 self-propelled 120 mm mortar ...

The United Arab Emirates has received its first Rafale fighter jet under a deal with France amid ongoing US-French ...

France's President Emmanuel Macron greets Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara in the castle of Villers-Cotterets, northeastern France, on October 4, 2024 [Ludovic Marin/AFP] French military ...

In November 2024, Chad announced the end of its security and defense cooperation agreement with France. On Dec 10, some ...

The withdrawal of the French army from Chad, which began last year, will now be completed these days. The handover of the last base to the government ...

As France prepares to hand over its military base in Port-Bouët to the Ivorian army by the end of January, local shopkeepers are worried about how the departure of French soldiers will hurt their ...

In his New Year’s address, Alassane Ouattara, president of Ivory Coast since 2010—when he took power with the aid of French military intervention—announced, “We have decided on the ...

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