Lack of military coordination and tension among countries in Africa's Lake Chad region are hindering efforts to end a more than decade-long jihadist insurgency, according to local officials and securi ...

The end of French military presence in Chad, as was announced by Chadian President Mahamat Deby last week, marks the end of over 120 years of French ...

N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — 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 cooperation ...

Home to one of the most diverse and vibrant people in the world, this landlocked country covers nearly 500,000 square miles ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request ...

The handover of the last French military base in Chad and the Sahel marks a loss of influence for Paris and European interests in the region. View on euronews ...

Before the end of the defence pact, France had around 1,000 troops in Chad ...

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara ...

The Sahel is grappling with unprecedented violence, as Al-Qaeda and Islamic State-linked jihadist groups intensify their attacks on civilians and m ...

France is set to withdraw its military forces from Chad, following a recent attack on the presidential palace. Nonetheless, President Idriss Deby maintains that Chad is stable. Is that the case?

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 ...

The last stage of the French departure is the withdrawal from the Sergeant Adji Kossei base in the national capital of N'djamena, with a departure deadline of Jan. 31. Chad gave Paris six weeks to ...