Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby said Chad's military is ready to protect the country from any destabilization attempt as a January 31 deadline loomed for France to withdraw its troops.

France's military presence in Africa has been steadily declining recently as several nations seek to remove French forces - ...

The handover of the last French military base in Chad and the Sahel marks a loss of influence for Paris and European interests in the region. #EuropeNews ...

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 ...

Once a key link in France's military presence in Africa, Chad was its last foothold in the wider Sahel region after the forced withdrawal of French troops from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.

At its peak, about 1,000 French soldiers were stationed at the base to combat jihadist threats across the region. Despite the ...

In a statement on Thursday, Chad’s army announced the French military’s handover to local authorities of the Sergent Adji Kossei air base in Chad’s capital, N’Djamena. France had already ...