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 ...
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France hands over last army base in Chad
Two months after Chad severed its defence agreement with Paris, the French army has handed over its last military base in the ...
Gunmen attempted to storm the presidential complex in Chad's capital N'Djamena on Wednesday ... a military accord with former colonial power France and has been accused of interfering in the ...
A heavily armed commando attacked the Chadian presidential palace in the capital N'Djamena on Wednesday evening, before being overpowered by the presidential guard. The government has said 19 ...
The attack on the presidential palace in N'Djamena on 8 January was not planned. All 18 attackers and two soldiers were killed. President Deby said it was an attempt on his life.
France says its troops are in Africa to fight ... Several hundred youths assembled in Chad’s capital, N’djamena, Wednesday to express their dissatisfaction at Macron’s comments.
Calm has now returned to N'Djamena. Attack on Chad military base ... since gaining independence from France in 1960, has seen frequent periods of instability and fighting, most recently between ...
At the time of the attack on Wednesday, gunshots were heard near the presidency in the capital of Chad, N'Djamena and convoys ... with former colonial master France, and accusations that Chad ...
Chadian troops were heavily deployed around the capital, N’Djamena, Thursday as officials ... that African countries were ungrateful for France's role in helping to fight jihadist insurgencies.
Calm has now returned to N'Djamena. Earlier ... since gaining independence from France in 1960, has seen frequent periods of instability and fighting, most recently between government forces ...
The last stage of the French departure is the withdrawal from the Sergeant Adji Kossei base in the national capital of N'djamena ... of military cooperation with France, after which Paris began ...
N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP ... attacks in the Lake Chad region to the break in decadeslong military ties with France, its key ally.