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France on Saturday handed over its second army base in Chad as part of an agreement with the country's authorities to ...

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France on Saturday handed over its second army base in Chad as part of an agreement with the country's authorities to withdraw its military forces by the end of January. The central African country in ...

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The French army had around 1,000 personnel in Chad. Djamouss added that the 31 January deadline for France to remove forces for good was "imperative", "irreversible" and "non-negotiable".

France on Saturday handed over its second army base in Chad as part of an agreement with the country's authorities to withdraw its military forces. The central African country in late November ...

The French army had around 1,000 personnel in Chad. Djamouss added that the January 31 deadline for France to remove forces for good was “imperative”, “irreversible” and “non-negotiable”.