PARIS (AP) — France flew out the two Mirage fighter jets it had stationed in Chad on Tuesday, signaling the beginning of its withdrawal of military forces from the former French colony in central ...

“In difficult and often dangerous missions, the pilots of…the 4th RHFS never leave without a real arsenal…an HK automatic pistol and an HK MP7 submachine gun…carrying magazines and grenades…Two ...

The offensive was part of France's Operation Barkhane, active in Mali as well as four other former French colonies in west Africa -- Mauritania, Niger, Chad and Burkina Faso. "French forces on ...

French special operations helicopters are carrying a hidden 20mm surprise package that gives rescue birds and transport crews ...

African governments have criticized a speech by French President Emmanuel Macron in which he said that some leaders showed “ingratitude” for the deployment of his nation’s troops in the Sahel region ...

In his New Year’s address, Alassane Ouattara, president of Ivory Coast since 2010—when he took power with the aid of French military intervention—announced, “We have decided on the coordinated and ...

February 10, 2025: The decades-long French military presence in Africa is declining. While most European nations with a colonial presence in Africa withdrew in the 1960s, France stayed. Until three ...

PARIS — France's government is bolstering the country's military presence in the Middle East, dispatching its aircraft carrier and other warships, while President Emmanuel Macron engages with key ...