A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.

Lack of military coordination and tension among countries in Africa's Lake Chad region are hindering efforts to end a more ...

The end of French military presence in Chad, as was announced by Chadian President Mahamat Deby last week, marks the end of over 120 years of French ...

France has concluded the withdrawal of its troops from Chad following the termination of a military agreement by the central African country, the armed forces of both countries announced on ...

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo’s paramilitary, Janjaweed fighters have been accused of killing tens of thousands of people in Sudan’s Darfur region.

France officially ended its decades-long military presence in Chad, its last stronghold in the West African region. The shift ...

France handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities - two months after the former French colony in central Africa broke off its defense cooperation agreement with Paris. Chad has ...

N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — France handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities on Thursday, two months after ...