France on Back Foot in Africa

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 defence pact with France nixing its military presence
The decision represents growing anti-French sentiment in Chad and the Sahel region, where France has been effectively expelled from several former colonies.View on euronews
Chad's Deby says military pact with France was outdated
Chad's President Mahamat Deby said the decision to terminate the country's military pact with France was taken because it had become outdated, in his first public remarks since the surprise announcement last week.
'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.
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,
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,
French army's forced retreat from Africa continues
Chad's announcement that it is breaking off its defense agreement with Paris, followed by Senegal's declaration that it plans ...
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Chad Orders French Troops' Departure, Triggers Fresh Anti-French Military Sentiment
Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby has defended his decision to break military ties with France, saying at a news ...
Macron acknowledges 1944 ‘massacre’ of West African troops by French army
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday acknowledged that the 1944 killing of West African soldiers in a Senegalese ...
80 Years After Killings, Senegal Wants the Facts From France
The mass slaying of West African soldiers by colonial forces at the end of World War II in Senegal remains shrouded in ...
Senegal demands answers as it commemorates French colonial massacre
On Dec. 1, 1944, hundreds of West African riflemen who fought for France during World War II were likely killed by the French ...
Chad breaks off defense agreement with France, a slap in the face for Paris
There is no indication that Paris had been informed prior to the announcement, made as French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël ...
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Senegal’s leader says France should close all army bases in country
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Thursday said that France should close all its army bases in the country, ...
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Nigerian businesses court French investors during Tinubu's landmark visit
President Bola Tinubu's state visit to France brings a delegation of Nigerian business leaders seeking new investment in ...
French military pullout from Africa risks strengthening Russian influence
France has already pulled its soldiers out from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, following military coups in those West African ...