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Chad ends longstanding military cooperation with France
Chad, a former African colony of France, has for decades been central to its military operations in Africa, but it is developing closer ties to Russia amid the NATO war with Russia in Ukraine.
Chad says military cooperation agreement with France ‘obsolete’
President Mahamat Idriss Deby says decision to end military cooperation with Paris is ‘a sovereign act carefully thought out’ - Anadolu Ajansı
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.
France Loses its Longtime Military Partner in Africa, Chad
The decision by Chad is another blow to what remained of France’s military influence in the troubled stretch of countries below the Sahara, where Russia’s influence has been growing.
Chad ends a defense cooperation agreement with France, its former colonial ruler
Chad’s government says it is ending a defense cooperation agreement with France, its former colonial ruler, to redefine the nation's sovereignty.
France to work with Chad to end defence cooperation
France said on Friday it took note of a decision by Chad to end its defence cooperation with Paris and would now work with it to implement the decision, the foreign ministry said. The statement, which came 24 hours after Chad's government announced the decision,
Chad ends defense cooperation agreement with France
STORY: Chad's government says it has ended a defence cooperation deal with France - a move that could result in French troops leaving the central African country.France currently has around 1,000 troops stationed in Chad,
'Slap In The Face': Chad Stuns France With Goodbye
Chad's announcement that it is ending military cooperation with France wrongfooted the African country's former colonial masters, adding to a series of French setbacks in the Sahel, experts said Friday.
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