Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby said Chad's military is ready to protect the country from any destabilization attempt ...

The French military base in Abidjan will officially be handed over to Ivory Coast on February 20 during a ceremony attended ...

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 ...

To mark the end of French military presence in Chad, Deby addressed a ceremony in the capital N'Djamena, excerpts of ... Niger, and Burkina Faso. Senegal and Ivory Coast have also announced ...

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

N'DJAMENA, Jan 31, 2025 (BSS/AFP ... and its last foothold in the wider Sahel region after the forced withdrawal of French troops from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger in the wake of military coups.

The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

Burkina Faso’s little-known nature reserves need protection. They are a key stopover point for the 2.1 billion birds that ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday that the official withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) raises concerns over access to ...

The retreat, which comes amid increasing budget pressure and political upheaval in Paris, is another sign that France’s ...

HBO's Bill Maher sounded the alarm about the rise of China and slammed the left not being "honest" about the adversarial ...