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

France has handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities. The move on Thursday came two months after the former French colony in central Africa broke off its defense cooperation agreement with Paris.

France’s military withdrawals provide West African states with a long overdue opportunity to assert their sovereignty. But there’s a risk of authoritarianism and regime fragmentation.

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara Desert in the north and the Savannah in the south. It is characterised by challenging environmental crises and conflicts.

The French army has handed over its last base in Chad in a military ceremony in the capital N'Djamena, marking the end of French military presence in the country. Once a key link in France's military presence in Africa,

French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent remarks about African countries’ "ingratitude" for France’s role in counterterrorism have reignited debates over France’s diminishing influence in Africa.

Highlights 23 Projects in Burkina Faso, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia, and COMESA Supports World Ba. . .

The United States and France and some other Western countries stand accused of disrupting peace and security in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Protesters recently attacked the embassies of the U.S. and France in Kinshasa, the capital of the DRC. Several other foreign missions also came under attack on Tuesday.

French troops completed their withdrawal from Chad this week before a January 31 deadline, the latest blow to France’s shrinking military hold in its former West and Central Africa strongholds. N’Djamena abruptly cut ties with Paris in December and ended a military pact that saw 1,

Suspected terrorists affiliated with Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) have carried out a devastating assault on a town in southern Burkina Faso, leaving destruction and chaos in their wake. The attack,

To address terrorist activities and other challenges in the Lake Chad basin, traditional rulers from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger have taken a step