France hands over last base in Chad

It’s a new sunrise for a fully sovereign Chad, determined to take charge of its own destiny,' says Mahamat Idriss Deby - ...
Officers from the French and Chadian army salute as the French flag is lowered during a ceremony marking the departure of French soldiers from a military base in Abeche, Chad, on Saturday. JORIS ...
France has officially handed over its second military base in Chad as part of an agreement to withdraw its forces from the country. The base in Abéché, located in eastern Chad, was formally ...
France's military presence in Chad has ended following the departure of two combat jets and a tanker aeroplane from the capital N'Djamena. "France is putting an end to its detachment of fighter ...
France also returned a military base in the eastern town of Abeche to Chad. The old allies of the late President Deby senior were "traditionally very close to France," according to Ulf Laessing.
The central African country, one of the poorest in the world, was the last Sahel nation to host French troops Around 100 troops left the Abeche base on Saturday Chad's defence minister said the ...