Chad’s authorities demanded that France withdraw all its troops from the country’s territory by January 31, 2025 ...

President Mahamat Idriss Deby on Friday welcomed the "definitive and complete departure" of French forces from Chad which ...

Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way to interview one of the group's leaders in northern Mali ...

French troops completed their withdrawal from Chad this week before a January 31 deadline, the latest blow to France’s ...

We provide services to Canadians visiting and living in Mali. The Embassy of Canada in Bamako is following the situation and providing consular service for Canadians in Niger. Canadians in need of ...

Several former French colonies, including Niger, Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast have asked France to pull its troops out. New partners are stepping in to fill this gap. Along with ...

Mali on Saturday had also begun carting off precious ... with relations between France and Niger deteriorating. France criticised Bazoum’s ousting, while junta leader General Omar Tchiani ...

At its peak, France maintained 1,000 personnel in Chad, making it the last Sahel nation to host French troops after withdrawals from Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. “Partnerships evolve but the ...

France was previously driven out of three Sahelian countries governed by juntas hostile to Paris -- Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. Senegal and Ivory Coast have also asked France to vacate military ...

France says its troops are in Africa to fight Islamic State and other terrorist groups. In 2012, French troops helped drive out Islamist militants who had seized control of northern Mali.

“Let us note that France has neither the capacity nor the ... who have moved on from their former Western partners. Junta-led Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have since signed military partnerships ...