Chad ends military cooperation with France

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29 November 2024 at 1:46 am·1-min read

Chad rebel representative Abderaman Koulamallah speaks during a press conference on March 21, 2008 in Paris.

Chad’s foreign minister on Thursday said his country was putting an end to its military cooperation with former colonial power France, saying “Chad has grown up, matured and is a sovereign state that is very jealous of its sovereignty”. Chad was France’s last foothold in the Sahel and has been a key partner for its military presence in Africa.

Chad announced Thursday that it was ending military cooperation with former colonial power France, just hours after a visit by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot.

“The government of the Republic of Chad informs national and international opinion of its decision to end the accord in the field of defence signed with the French republic,” foreign minister Abderaman Koulamallah said in a statement on Facebook.

Chad is a key link in France’s military presence in Africa, constituting Paris’s last foothold in the Sahel after the forced withdrawal of its troops from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.

“This is not a break with France like Niger or elsewhere,” Koulamallah, whose country still hosts around a thousand French troops, told AFP.

Chad is the last Sahel country to host French troops.

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