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France hands over last military base in Chad

Jan. 30, 2025 11:19 AM EST

N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — 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. Chad has been a key counterterrorism force in the region...

Chad’s ruling party wins majority in parliamentary election boycotted by main opposition

Jan. 12, 2025 06:06 AM EST

N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chad’s ruling party took the majority of votes in last month’s parliamentary election, which was boycotted by the main opposition and which analysts had said would consolidate the president's political power, provisional results show. In what was the...