The French Foreign Ministry stated Friday it had "taken note" of Chad’s conclusion to finish a deal with Paris to deepen the collaboration in security and defense among both countries. Chad, which currently welcomes nearly 1,

The decision by Chad is another blow to what remained of France’s military influence in the troubled stretch of countries below the Sahara, where Russia’s influence has been growing.

The decision represents growing anti-French sentiment in Chad and the Sahel region, where France has been effectively expelled from several former colonies.View on euronews