The boycott leaves the field open to candidates aligned with Marshal Mahamat Idriss Itno, who was brought to power by the ...

The opposition boycotting the elections has left the field open to candidates aligned with incumbent Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno ...

Officials in N’djamena say Sunday’s vote will formally end a three-year “transitional period” that followed the 2021 death of longtime leader Idriss Deby Itno and the forceful takeover by his son, ...

Chad's military and nomads voted on Saturday in general elections that are portrayed by the president as a key step in a transition to democracy but are boycotted by opposition parties.

Chadians in the country’s capital, N'djamena, say uncertainty looms in the central African state ahead of elections slated to ...

French soldiers have been asked to leave Chad by 31 January, sources close to the government in Paris say – a deadline that ...

French troops stationed at Faya-Largeau departed in vehicles bound for N'Djamena, located 780 kilometers (480 miles) south ...

(AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File) DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Chad's government is ending a defense cooperation agreement with France, its former colonial ruler, to redefine the nation's sovereignty.

Senegal’s prime minister has announced the closure of “all foreign military bases” in the country, a statement essentially ...

The withdrawal of France's military from Chad may be popular, but it comes at the risk of regime security for Deby. The post ...

Since the independence of French colonies in Africa, France has maintained a policy of economic, political and military sway ...

N'DJAMENA: A contingent of 120 soldiers left Chad on Dec 20 marking the beginning of France's troop withdrawal from one of the last former colonies where it still maintained a military presence. The ...