France officially ended its decades-long military presence in Chad, its last stronghold in the West African region. The shift ...

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 ...

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 ...

For a foreign correspondent in Mali, the assignment seemed like a dream: as Islamic extremists upended the region, Olivier ...

The military leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have posed a major challenge to the ...

The French army has handed over its last base in Chad in a military ceremony in the capital N'Djamena, the general staffs of ...

French forces have withdrawn from Chad after 65 years, although France maintains that military cooperation will continue.

THE renewed attacks by armed bandit groups and the intensified violence by Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West Africa leave civilians in North-East Nigeria at risk of atrocity crimes. For nearly ...

France has handed over its final military post in Chad to local authorities, two months after the former French colony in central Africa terminated its defense cooperation deal with Paris. Chad has ...

The United States and France and some other Western countries stand accused of disrupting peace and security in the ...