France's Sahel strategy redefined

France's Sahel strategy redefined as Chad ends military cooperation
Chad's decision to end military cooperation with former colonial power France is the latest downgrade of waning French influence in the Sahel region. Chad has been a key link in France's military presence in Africa and its last foothold in the Sahel after the forced withdrawal of troops from Mali,
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 becomes latest African country to end military deal with France
France, Chad's former colonial ruler, had signed a revised version of the military and security agreement in 2019. Chad is just the latest nation in Central and West Africa to sev
Chad Ends Defence Pact With France, Signal Shift in Sahel Security Dynamics
Chad has terminated its defence pact with France, sparking speculation over Paris's diminishing influence in the Sahel.
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 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.
Chad cuts military agreement with France
France, Chad's former colonial ruler, had signed a revised version of the military and security agreement in 2019. Chad is just the latest nation in Central and West Africa to sever its security agreements with Paris.
Chad ends defence pact with France
Likely withdrawal of troops marks further retrenchment of French role in fighting Islamist insurgents in Sahel
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,
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