France rejected criticism from new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that it lagged in defence, saying it met NATO's target to spend 2% of GDP on its military, was on course to double spending by ...

The handover of the last French military base in Chad and the Sahel marks a loss of influence for Paris and European ...

Chad’s authorities demanded that France withdraw all its troops from the country’s territory by January 31, 2025 ...