The Economist7 天
France’s bitter retreat from west Africa
Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request ...
Al Jazeera on MSN9 天
With France’s military influence in Africa gone, can it rely on soft power?
As countries continue to pivot from France, Paris too has begun implementing a new Africa strategy launched in late 2024: ...
allAfrica.com on MSN1 天
West Africa: France to Handover Last Military Base in Côte d'Ivoire As Retreat From West ...
France is preparing to hand Côte d'Ivoire back its only military base in the country in a ceremony on 20 February, further ...
Chad officials say French troops have finally left after 70 years’ presence
Chad's President Field Marshal Mahamat Idriss Deby says this week’s departure of the last French troops from the central ...
Africanews English on MSN1 天
February 20 marks official handover of French base in Abidjan
The French military base in Abidjan will officially be handed over to Ivory Coast on February 20 during a ceremony attended ...
allAfrica.com on MSN13 天
What France Loses By Closing Its Military Bases In Africa
Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced on 31 December 2024 that all foreign military bases in his country would ...
Le Monde.fr7 天
Departure of last French soldiers from Chad brings an end to a 'special relationship'
French soldiers take off in a Chadian Air Force helicopter in N'Djamena, February 2008. JEROME DELAY / AP On Thursday, January 30, amidst the usual bustle of boarding and deplaning at N'Djamena ...
French troops complete withdrawal from Chad after 70 years
STORY: French troops lowered their flag from a base in Chad on Friday, marking the end of France's military presence in the ...