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With France’s military influence in Africa gone, can it rely on soft power?
French troops completed their withdrawal from Chad this week before a January 31 deadline, the latest blow to France’s ...
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France hands over last base in Chad amid withdrawal
The French army has handed over its last base in Chad in a military ceremony in the capital N'Djamena, the general staffs of ...
France’s military withdrawal presents opportunities and risks to West African states
France’s military withdrawals provide West African states with a long overdue opportunity to assert their sovereignty. But ...
Colonial-era wigs were never part of Burkina Faso’s courtroom attire
Amid a decade-long push by African countries to abolish colonial-era wigs in judicial systems, posts have surfaced online ...
France hands over last military base in Chad
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 ...