STORY: French troops lowered their flag from a base in Chad on Friday, marking the end of France's military presence in the central African nation after nearly 70 years. The last French soldiers left ...

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

Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby said Chad's military is ready to protect the country from any destabilization attempt as a January 31 deadline loomed for France to withdraw its troops.

(MENAFN- IANS) N'Djamena, Jan 31 (IANS) Chad on Friday held a ceremony to mark the formal withdrawal of French troops from the Central African nation. At the ceremony, France officially handed ...

Once a key link in France's military presence in Africa, Chad was its last foothold in the wider Sahel region after the forced withdrawal of French troops from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.

The French army has handed over its last base to the Chadian army, putting an end to its long-term presence in this Sahel ...

"We are not breaking off our relationship with France but we are ending the military dimension of this cooperation," Deby said at the base where only the Chadian flag was now flying. Chad must ...

France is set to withdraw its military forces from Chad, following a recent attack on the presidential palace. Nonetheless, President Idriss Deby maintains that Chad is stable. Is that the case?

(MENAFN- IANS) N'djamena, Jan 30 (IANS) Chad on Thursday announced a full withdrawal of French troops from the Central African country. "The three bases of French elements in Chad have all been ...

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 ...