As Paris was devising a new military strategy that would sharply reduce its permanent troop presence in Africa, two of its closest allies struck a double blow. The government of Chad, considered France's most stable and loyal partner in Africa,

Paris received a communiqué from the authorities demanding the total withdrawal of all personnel from its base in N’Djamena by 31 December.

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After Chad ended a defense agreement with France in November, France has started to withdraw its troops from the country.

The government of Chad, considered France's most stable and loyal partner in Africa, announced on its Independence Day it was ending defense cooperation to redefine its sovereignty. And in an ...

France began withdrawing soldiers from Chad on Friday, the country's defence ministry said, after N'Djamena last month abruptly ended military cooperation with the former colonial power. "At midday, 120 French soldiers took off from the military airport of N'Djamena on board an Airbus A330 Phoenix MRTT,

Since the independence of French colonies in Africa, France has maintained a policy of economic, political and military sway dubbed Françafrique, which included having thousands of permanent troops in the region.

As Paris devised a new Military strategy that would sharply reduce its permanent troop presence in Africa, two of its closest allies Chad and Senegal struck a double blow..

Chad goes to the polls Sunday in legislative and local elections which the government of President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno presents as a key step towards a democratic transition but which opposition parties dismiss as a "masquerade".

N'DJAMENA: A contingent of 120 soldiers left Chad on Dec 20 marking the beginning of France's troop withdrawal from one of the last former colonies where it still maintained a military presence. The move comes after France had already pulled its forces out of Mali,

Chad's leader General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, who was promoted to the highest army rank on Saturday, has made his mark since being propelled to power three years ago after his father's untimely death.

French soldiers have been asked to leave Chad by 31 January, sources close to the government in Paris say – a deadline that RFI was able to confirm with Chadian authorities.