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Senegal and Chad rebuke Macron over 'inaccurate' French troop withdrawal claims

The Senegalese prime minister and the Chadian foreign minister have condemned claims made by Emmanuel Macron regarding negotiations about the withdrawal of French troops from several African countries, dismissing them as inaccurate.

Radio France Internationale

Senegal And Chad Assert Sovereignty By Ousting French Troops

Senegal and Chad assert sovereignty in decision to remove French troops, amid Macron's proposed troop reduction in Africa. Critics question French military...

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Senegal and Chad say ousting of French troops was their sovereign decision

Senegalese and Chadian leaders say the ousting of French troops from their territories was their sovereign decision, rejecting remarks from French President Emmanuel Macron that suggested otherwise

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Macron Irks Allies, Left With Africa 'Forgot To Say Thank You' Jibe

President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday faced an angry backlash from France's remaining allies in West Africa and accusations at home of showing a neo-colonialist attitude after lamenting that African countries "forgot to say thank you" for France's decade-long military deployment to fight an Islamist insurgency.

International Business Times

Frexit: Why Ivory Coast is joining African campaign to expel French troops

Ivory Coast is the sixth in a growing list of African nations cutting military ties with former colonial power France.

Al Jazeera

Low turnout in Chad parliamentary election boycotted by opposition as military rule ends

Chadians have voted in parliamentary and regional elections that will end the three-year transitional period from military rule but which the main opposition is boycotting

The Independent UK

Chad Votes In Triple Elections After Three Years Of Army Rule

Chad began voting on Sunday in a general election that is presented by the government as a key step towards ending military rule but has been boycotted by the opposition.

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Chad votes in first parliamentary election in over a decade: What to know

The Central African nation delayed elections citing financial challenges and the COVID pandemic.

Al Jazeera

Voting begins in Chad as opposition parties call for election boycott

Opposition parties urge Chadians to boycott the vote, calling it a sham aimed at entrenching the ruling party’s power.

Al Jazeera

French hands over first military base as part of withdrawal from Chad

Chadian authorities were on Friday in full control of the Faya-Largeau base after French military chiefs officially handed over the northern compound – marking another step in France’s complete withdrawal from Chad.

Radio France Internationale

Chad orders French troops to leave within six weeks as relations sour

French soldiers have been asked to leave Chad by 31 January, sources close to the government in Paris say – a deadline that RFI was able to confirm with Chadian authorities.

Radio France Internationale

Why African countries are ousting France’s military, one by one

Paris’s influence on the continent faces the biggest challenge in decades

The Independent UK

Is Francafrique ending? Why Senegal is cutting military ties with France

A wave of African countries is pushing the former coloniser back, but Senegal is the only one without military leaders.

Al Jazeera

Chad’s break with France: why it happened and what it means for power dynamics in the Sahel region

For over six decades, Chad was a crucial ally to French and US forces in their counter-insurgency operations in the Sahel. But both lost influence because of repeated mistakes.

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France begins withdrawing military troops from Chad

France's military presence in Chad has ended following the departure of two combat jets and a tanker aeroplane from the capital N'Djamena.

The Guardian - UK

France begins military withdrawal from Chad as influence in Africa wanes

Senegal also requests departure of French troops, saying they are ‘not compatible’ with country’s sovereignty

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Chad Ends Defense Agreement With Former Colonial Ruler France

Chad ends defense agreement with France to redefine sovereignty and explore new security alliances.

Radio France Internationale

France caught off guard as Chad cuts military ties with Paris

Chad has ended its defence cooperation pact with France – a move that has taken France by surprise and could see French troops leave the country as the former colonial power's influence across the Sahel collapses.

The Independent UK

Chad ends a defense cooperation agreement with its former colonial ruler France

Chad’s government is ending a defense cooperation agreement with France to redefine the nation's sovereignty from its former colonial ruler

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UN investigates sexual exploitation allegations against aid workers in Chad following AP story

The United Nations in Chad has launched an internal investigation, following an Associated Press report on allegations of sexual exploitation of Sudanese refugees, including by aid workers

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