France has handed over its first military base as part of the withdrawal of its military forces from Chad, the French and Chadian militaries said Thursday.
Chad’s military chief of staff said the base at Faya-Largeau in the north of the country had been handed over and that it would inform the public about progress concerning the withdrawal of French forces from bases in the eastern city of Abeche and the capital N’Djamena.
It said French troops had left in vehicles for the capital N’Djamena, 780 kilometres (480 miles) to the south, without providing a precise figure.
“The handover took place in accordance with the calendar and the conditions agreed with Chad,” the French military chief of staff said separately.
Chad last month abruptly ended military cooperation with its former colonial power and French troops began leaving the country last Friday, ten days after French warplanes left.
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