France hands over first base in Chad during withdrawal from former colony | Military News

Chad last month ended military cooperation with its former colonial power, and French troops began leaving the country last week.

France has handed over its first military base as part of the withdrawal of its military forces from Chad, the French and Chadian militaries say.

Chad’s chief of military staff on Thursday said the base at Faya-Largeau in the north of the country had been handed over and the army would inform the public about progress concerning the withdrawal of French forces from bases in the eastern city of Abeche and the capital, N’Djamena.

Chad’s military said French…