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 agreement with Paris.

The Central African nation announced the end of bilateral military pact with Paris last November - Anadolu Ajansı

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Two months after Chad severed its defence agreement with Paris, the French army has handed over its last military base in the country. It comes after Paris handed over its two other bases in the country.

French troops completed their withdrawal from Chad this week before a January 31 deadline, the latest blow to France’s shrinking military hold in its former West and Central Africa strongholds. N’Djamena abruptly cut ties with Paris in December and ended a military pact that saw 1,

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The French army has handed over its last base in Chad in a military ceremony in the capital N'Djamena, the general staffs of both countries announced Thursday. "The Kossei camp was handed over today to the Chadian army,

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Senegal, Chad and Ivory Coast last month announced the departure of French troops just as Paris was devising a new strategy that would sharply reduce its permanent troop presence in Africa.

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