Officers from the French and Chadian army salute as the French flag is lowered during a ceremony marking the departure of ...

Around 100 troops left the Abeche base on Saturday - Copyright AFP - Around 100 troops left the Abeche base on Saturday - Copyright AFP - France on Saturday handed ...

Around 100 troops left the Abeche base on Saturday, after equipment convoys departed Friday evening. Chad's defence minister said the January 31 deadline for French forces to leave was 'non ...

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 ...

President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno and his ruling party, the Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS), have established a strong foothold in the Chadian political landscape following the recent ...

France also returned a military base in the eastern town of Abeche to Chad. The old allies of the late President Deby senior were "traditionally very close to France," according to Ulf Laessing.

France has officially handed over its second military base in Chad as part of an agreement to withdraw its forces from the country. The base in Abéché, located in eastern Chad, was formally ...

Chad gave Paris six weeks to remove 1,000 soldiers and their equipment by Jan. 31. The Chadian Foreign Ministry announced Nov. 28 the end of military cooperation with France, after which Paris ...

Around 100 troops left the Abeche base on Saturday, after equipment convoys departed Friday evening. The French army had around 1,000 personnel in Chad. Djamouss added that the January 31 deadline ...

Officers from the French and Chadian army salute as the French flag is lowered during a ceremony marking the departure of French soldiers from a military base in Abeche, Chad, on Saturday.