“Chad informs national and international opinion of its decision to terminate the defense cooperation agreement signed with the French Republic”, announces an official press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs made public Thursday November 28 and reproduced as is by the Chadian site Alwihda :
“[Soixante-six ans après] the proclamation of the Republic of Chad [le 28 novembre 1958]it is time for Chad to assert its full sovereignty, and to redefine its strategic partnerships according to national priorities.”
No timetable for the withdrawal of the thousand French soldiers stationed in the country has yet been specified, indicates the Nigerian media New Central.
Even if, officially, Chad “in no way calls into question the historical relations and bonds of friendship between the two nations”, noted Alwidha, this decision, “taken after more than six decades of partnership, marks a decisive turning point in the country’s foreign policy”, comments The Niger Journal. The Ivorian media Africa on 7 even talks about “historic change in relations between N'Djamena and Paris, while Chad was until then a strategic ally for France in the Sahel”.
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