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France hands over last military base in Chad
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 ...
The move in Ivory Coast comes just a week after Paris agreed to withdraw troops from neighboring Senegal by the end of the ...
As France hands back another base in Africa, experts question the future of its security cooperation on the continent and ...
At its peak, about 1,000 French soldiers were stationed at the base to combat jihadist threats across the region. Despite the ...
After French withdrawal from base, West African country to continue cooperating with Paris on military level, says Ivorian ...
France retains 80 military personnel in Ivory Coast for training as it hands over a military base, reducing its presence amid ...
It’s tempting to conflate France’s military exit from Cote d’Ivoire with its withdrawals from other regional countries. But ...
France on Thursday handed its sole Ivory Coast military base back to its former colony. France has been present in the ...
While the withdrawal was undertaken at Chad’s request, France’s foreign ministry told RFI it is "absolutely not the end" of cooperation on military matters. The ministry's spokesperson also ...
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 ...