France on the back foot in Africa after Chadian snub
A French plan to significantly reduce its military presence in West and central Africa risks backfiring and further diminishing the former colonial power's influence in the region at a time when Russia is gaining ground.
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 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,
Chad ends defence pact with France
Likely withdrawal of troops marks further retrenchment of French role in fighting Islamist insurgents in Sahel
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 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 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.
For the first time, France’s Macron calls 1944 killings of West African troops by French a massacre
France's President Emmanuel Macron has for the first time recognized the killing of West African soldiers by the French Army ...
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Kosmos fails with closely-watched West Africa exploration well
Kosmos Energy has failed to discover commercial hydrocarbons with its closely-watched Akeng Deep exploration offshore ...
Chocolate prices rise as climate change threatens cocoa harvest in West Africa
Chocolate prices are on the rise this holiday season, in part because climate change is threatening the cocoa harvest in West ...
West Africa: Gabon's Coup Leaders Have Changed the Constitution to Entrench Their Power - It's a Growing Trend in West Africa
Analysis - More than a year after a military coup, Gabonese citizens have held a referendum in which they approved a new draft constitution. The constitutional revisions targeted dynastic rule by ...
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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.
Pawan Kalyan orders seizure of West-Africa bound ship loaded with 38,000 MT of rice at Kakinada Anchorage Port
Deputy CM initiates action after port officials did not allow him to inspect the vessel and the rice being loaded into it; ...
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University of Ghana ranked first in Ghana and West Africa and fifth in Sub-Saharan Africa
The University of Ghana (UG) has been ranked number one in Ghana and West Africa and fifth in Sub-Saharan Africa by the 2024 ...
Clothing castoffs from the West are piling up and polluting Africa's environment
Secondhand clothes from the West increasingly end up in the waterways and garbage dumps of many African countries, ...
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Regional Opportunities for Transitioning to Clean Cooking in West Africa Workshop
Abidjan, November 26, 2024 – The city of Abidjan hosted the Regional Opportunities for Transitioning to Clean Cooking in ...
US Government Funds 'Toilets in Africa'?
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who made the claim, said the new Department of Government Efficiency will defund a number of ...
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CAR: Post-Embargo, Diamonds face a crucial future [Business Africa]
Finally, we analyze the rise of the circular economy in Ghana, where the textile industry faces environmental challenges ...