{"id":131489,"date":"2024-11-29T18:27:45","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T11:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=131489"},"modified":"2024-11-29T18:27:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T11:27:45","slug":"chad-cuts-military-agreement-with-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=131489","title":{"rendered":"Chad cuts military agreement with France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Chad has said it is terminating a key defence cooperation agreement with France, raising questions about Paris\u2019s waning influence in Africa&#8217;s embattled Sahel region.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Chadian Foreign Minister Abderaman Koulamallah said it was time for his country to &#8220;assert its full sovereignty&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The announcement came just hours after Koulamallah&#8217;s French counterpart, Jean-Noel Barrot, met Chad&#8217;s President Mahamat Deby.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Chad is a key partner in the West&#8217;s fight against Islamist militants in the West African Sahel region.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">But prior to the presidential election in May, Chad&#8217;s authorities ordered the withdrawal of US troops from the country, signalling a distancing from the country&#8217;s traditional Western allies.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">France currently has about 1,000 troops in the Central African country providing intelligence and logistical assistance to the Chadian military from their bases, including in the capital N\u2019Djamena.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">France, Chad&#8217;s former colonial ruler, had signed a revised version of the military and security agreement in 2019.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Chad is just the latest nation in Central and West Africa to sever its security agreements with Paris. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have all ended deals with France and other Western nations in recent years, turning to Russia for support instead.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">But Koulamallah told the AFP news agency that Chad&#8217;s decision did not mark a &#8220;break with France, like Niger or elsewhere&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In other statements on Thursday, Koulamallah said France was an &#8220;essential partner&#8221; but that Chad must &#8220;redefine its strategic partnerships according to national priorities&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The authorities insisted the move would not affect Chad&#8217;s relations with France in other areas.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c7042v17kjqo\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chad has said it is terminating a key defence cooperation agreement with France, raising questions about Paris\u2019s waning influence in Africa&#8217;s embattled Sahel region. 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