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France on January 11 handed over its second army base in Chad as part of an agreement with the country's authorities to withdraw its military forces.

About 100 French troops left the Abeche base in Chad early Saturday as part of an agreement to withdraw its military forces, said Chadian authorities. “The General Staff of the Armed Forces ...

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which is battling several security challenges from Boko Haram militant attacks in the Lake Chad region to the break in decadeslong military ties with France, its key ally.