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French Troops Withdraw From Abeche Military Base in East of Chad
French Troops Withdraw From Abeche Military Base in East of Chad
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The French troops withdrew from the Abeche military base in the east of Chad, the Alwihda Info news portal reported on Saturday, citing... 12.01.2025, Sputnik Africa
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The official ceremony of the handover of the Abeche military base was held in the presence of Chadian Defense Minister Issakha Maloua Djamous and other military and civilian officials. The Chadian Foreign Ministry announced the termination of defense cooperation with France in late November 2024. Foreign Minister Abderaman Koulamallah said in an interview with Le Monde that France should withdraw its military contingent from the country. The Jeune Afrique news magazine reported, citing sources, that the reason for terminating the agreement was a difference in the positions of the parties on the civil conflict in Sudan. Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye also said that the presence of French military bases in his country was incompatible with national sovereignty, demanding the removal of French military bases. In December, the first contingent of 120 French soldiers left Chad. France also handed over Faya base in northern Chad to the Chadian army at the end of 2024. In 2022, the French military, which had been present in Africa's Sahel region since 2014 as part of the anti-terrorism Operation Barkhane, was forced to leave Mali. In 2023, France also withdrew its troops from Burkina Faso and Niger at the request of the countries' coup-installed authorities.
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French Troops Withdraw From Abeche Military Base in East of Chad
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The French troops withdrew from the Abeche military base in the east of Chad, the Alwihda Info news portal reported on Saturday, citing General Chahane Issakha Acheikh, the director for communications of the Chadian armed forces.
The official ceremony of the handover of the Abeche military base was held in the presence of Chadian Defense Minister Issakha Maloua Djamous and other military and civilian officials.
The Chadian Foreign Ministry announced the termination of defense cooperation with
France in late November 2024. Foreign Minister Abderaman Koulamallah said in an interview with Le Monde that France should withdraw its military contingent from the country. The Jeune Afrique news magazine reported, citing sources, that the reason for terminating the agreement was a difference in the positions of the parties on the civil conflict in Sudan.
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye also said that the presence of French military bases in his country was incompatible with national sovereignty, demanding the removal of French military bases.
In December, the first contingent of 120 French soldiers left Chad. France also handed over Faya base in northern Chad to the Chadian army at the end of 2024.
In 2022, the French military, which had been present in Africa's Sahel region since 2014 as part of the anti-terrorism Operation Barkhane, was forced to leave
Mali. In 2023, France also withdrew its troops from Burkina Faso and Niger at the request of the countries' coup-installed authorities.
