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France hands over last base in Chad amid withdrawal
The French army has handed over its last base in Chad in a military ceremony in the capital N'Djamena, the general staffs of ...
Valérie André, aviator and parachutist who became France's first female general, dies aged 102
Valérie André, a French aviator and parachutist who became the first woman to become a general officer in France, has died.
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Wake up and spend more on defense, Macron tells Europe as Trump takes office
French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Europe to “wake up” and spend more on defense, in a speech to the French ...
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French Army Receives First MEPAC Self-Propelled Mortar
The French Army has taken a significant step in its modernization with the delivery of the first MEPAC self-propelled mortar, ...
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French troops to leave Niger by year's end, says general
"The objective of presidential announcements of a departure on December 31 will be met," said French General Eric Ozanne ... the French army takes refuge in Chad, Paris's last ally in the Sahel ...
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France's Macron stresses importance of increasing investments in Europe’s defense
and Chief of the Defence Staff French Army General Francois Lecointre (R) at Place de la Concorde for the Bastille Day parade in Paris, France in July, 2018. ( Mustafa Yalçın - Anadolu Agency ...
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A New Military Strategy of French Neocolonialism in Africa: Reorganizing Under the Cover Retreat
In his New Year’s address, Alassane Ouattara, president of Ivory Coast since 2010—when he took power with the aid of French ...