Chadians’ trust in the democratic process has ceased completely. This bodes ill for a country that ranks as one of the ...

Chad's President Field Marshal Mahamat Idriss Deby says this week’s departure of the last French troops from the central ...

President Mahamat Idriss Deby on Friday welcomed the "definitive and complete departure" of French forces from Chad which ...

France officially ended its decades-long military presence in Chad, its last stronghold in the West African region. The shift ...

French forces have withdrawn from Chad after 65 years, although France maintains that military cooperation will continue.

In November 2024, Chad announced the end of its security and defence cooperation agreement with France. On December 10, some ...

Mahamat Deby eventually won last year’s disputed presidential vote. The vote, which also included municipal and regional elections, was Chad’s first in more than a decade. Deby had said the ...

Opposition insists another transitional government should be formed and transparent elections organized to end the 3-decade ...

STORY: French troops lowered their flag from a base in Chad on Friday, marking the end of France's military presence in the ...

Déby had ruled Chad since 1991. Mahamat Déby Itno assumed power on the death of his father. The result has meant that Mahamat Déby has given himself a degree of legitimacy as president through ...