Chad’s break with France: why it happened and what it means for power dynamics in the Sahel region
The dissolution of the Chad-France defence pact raises questions about Chad’s next potential partners. It could also reshape ...
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Cattle rustling: a lifeline for Boko Haram in the Lake Chad Basin
Insurgents fund their activities through stealing cows – making it more difficult to address organised crime and terrorism.
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Boko Haram’s cattle rustling: funding terrorism and exerting control in the Lake Chad Basin
Insurgents fund their activities through stealing cows – making it more difficult to address organised crime and terrorism.
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Senegal and Chad just sent the French military packing. Why?
In late November, both Senegal and Chad – independently of one another – moved to profoundly alter their longstanding ...
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Mahamat Idriss Déby Promoted to Marshal Rank by Chad’s National Council
Chad’s National Transitional Council (CNT) has elevated the country’s president, Mahamat Idriss Déby, from General to Marshal ...
France on the back foot in Africa after Chadian snub
A French plan to significantly reduce its military presence in West and central Africa risks backfiring and further ...
Chad ends defence pact with France nixing its military presence
The decision by Chad to terminate its defence pact with France comes amid growing tensions over France’s historical and ...
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Closing doors: The decline of French influence in Africa
The closing doors in Africa are more than a rejection of France. They are a declaration by a continent determined to define ...