She was the first woman to fly rescue missions in a combat zone, in Indochina and Algeria. She was also the first Frenchwoman ...

Dakar and Paris are setting up a joint commission to arrange the departure of French troops from Senegal's territory by the ...

France has handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities. The move on Thursday came two months after the former French colony in central Africa broke off its defense cooperation ...

It's tempting to conflate France's military exit from Cote d'Ivoire with its withdrawals from other regional countries. But ...

Key drone innovation forum for the French Army features eBee VISION flight demonstrationWICHITA, Kan., Feb. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ...

France has taken delivery of its last NH Industries NH90 Caiman tactical troop transport (TTH) in a baseline utility ...

Senegal distances itself from colonial past, following trend sweeping across West and Central Africa since 2022.

Senegal and France will set up a joint commission to organize the departure of French troops from Senegal and the restitution of French military bases by the end of 2025, the foreign ministers of both ...

Valérie André, a French military officer, brain surgeon and licensed pilot who was believed to be the first woman to fly helicopter rescue missions in combat zones — during the French ...

The last French troops left the N'djamena military base they occupied for about 70 years this week, continuing France’s reduced military presence in West Africa. Chad's President Field Marshal ...

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 ...