The Associated Press on MSN9d
France hands over last military base in Chad
France has handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities. The move on Thursday came two months after the ...
Al Jazeera English9d
With France’s military influence in Africa gone, can it rely on soft power?
After more than six decades, 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 ...
Courthouse News Service8d
France turns over final Sahel military base amid forced withdrawal from Chad
France officially ended its decades-long military presence in Chad, its last stronghold in the West African region. The shift ...
Politico Europe11d
France floated sending troops to Greenland, foreign minister says
PARIS — France has discussed with Denmark sending troops to Greenland in response to United States President Donald Trump's ...
France 2410d
France ends military presence in Sahel region with handover of last base in Chad
marking the end of French military presence in the country. Once a key link in France's military presence in Africa, Chad was its last foothold in the wider Sahel region after the forced ...
The Washington Post10d
France hands over last military base in Chad
N’DJAMENA, Chad — 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 ...
WTOP News10d
France hands over last military base in Chad
France had already handed over its two other military bases — Faya in the north and Abeche in the east of the country — in late December and early January. The French army had around 1,000 ...