
France has officially begun withdrawing its troops from Chad following N’Djamena's decision to terminate military cooperation with the former colonial power last month.
The French Defence Ministry reported that a contingent of 120 soldiers departed from a military airport in N’Djamena aboard an Airbus A330 Phoenix MRTT on Friday, December 20, 2024.
The development is coming barely 10 days after French fighter jets exited the Sahel country for good.
Chad had served as France’s last stronghold in the Sahel after troop withdrawals from Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger due to military coups.
However, on November 28, 2024, Chad abruptly ended its defence accord with Paris, calling it “completely obsolete.”
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