Chad cuts military agreement with France
Chad is a key partner in the West's fight against Islamist militants in the West African Sahel region. But prior to the presidential election in May, Chad's authorities ordered the withdrawal of US troops from the country,
West Africa: Chad Cuts Military Ties With France As Alliances Shift Across the Sahel
Chad has ended its defence cooperation pact with France - a move that could see French troops leave the country as the former colonial power's influence across the Sahel collapses.
Chad ends a defense cooperation agreement with its former colonial ruler France
Chad’s government is ending a defense cooperation agreement with France to redefine the nation’s sovereignty from its former colonial ruler
Chad Ends Defence Cooperation Agreement With France
Chad's government has terminated a revised 2019 defence cooperation agreement with France, a statement by its foreign ministry said Thursday. The statement said the central African nation, a key Western ally in the fight against jihadists in the region,
Chad ends defence pact with France
Likely withdrawal of troops marks further retrenchment of French role in fighting Islamist insurgents in Sahel
Chad becomes latest African country to end military deal with France
France, Chad's former colonial ruler, had signed a revised version of the military and security agreement in 2019. Chad is just the latest nation in Central and West Africa to sev
Chad ends defense cooperation agreement with France
Chad's foreign ministry says nation wants to fully assert its sovereignty after more than six decades of independence
Chad Says Ending Military Cooperation With France
Chad announced Thursday that it was ending military cooperation with former colonial power France, a few hours after a visit by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot.
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