France hands over last base in Chad

Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way ...
French troops completed their withdrawal from Chad this week before a January 31 deadline, the latest blow to France’s ...
six African countries – Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, Senegal, and Ivory Coast – had cut military ties with France. Mali: In August 2020, a group of soldiers from the Malian Armed Forces ...
France has said it deplores the decision of 76-year-old former hostage Sophie Pétronin to go back to Mali months after she was released. The charity worker was held by militants in northern Mali ...
Niger?s minister of interior and public security has called for increased vigilance to deal with the alleged threat France is ...
A government plain in the African nation of Mali to remove state support for Catholic schools could harm inter-religious ...
Mali has suffered violence since 2012, when Islamist militants took over the north. With the help of France, Mali's army has recaptured the territory. However, insecurity there continues and the ...
Wassim Nasr, FRANCE 24’s terrorist expert ... to locate Navarro and his kidnappers near the town of Indelimane in Mali’s eastern region of Ménaka, more than 322 kilometres south of the ...
Once home to pre-colonial empires, Mali is a large, arid, landlocked country in western Africa. For centuries, its northern city of Timbuktu was a center for commerce, culture and learning. But ...
The Dassault Rafale has recently seen a surge in popularity, becoming the second most purchased fighter jet since 2022. Dassault Aviation debuted the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) first Rafale fighter ...