French soldiers stand at attention during a morning drill at the French military base in Chadian capital N'Djamena. File image/ Reuters A French plan to significantly reduce its military presence in ...

Between 35 and 400 West African soldiers who fought for the French Army in the Battle of France in 1940 were killed on Dec. 1, 1944 by French soldiers after what the French described as a mutiny ...

On Dec. 1, 1944, hundreds of West African riflemen who fought for France during World War II were likely killed by the French army after demanding their unpaid wages THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal ...

In a Sunday broadcast on state TV, Deby said his decision to end cooperation agreements with the French military is part of a promise he made during his May 23 inauguration, ending three years of ...

The Army also envisions enabling the helmets to receive data from weapon sights via wireless link for the forthcoming XM7 and XM250 Next Generation Squad Weapons. That could potentially improve ...

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French soldiers from the 'Barkhane' force and Chadian soldiers prepare to board a CJ27 Spartan transport aircraft belonging to the Chadian national army, at Faya-Largeau airport, in the north of ...

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a statement as part of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu's two-day state visit to France, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. (Sarah ...

The Swiss-Italian group MSC has just one month left to make a firm offer to Bolloré for its subsidiary Bolloré Africa Logistics. Africa Intelligence reveals the progress of the discussions.

The French army has nonetheless been able to fly some supplies over Algerian air space, using civil aircrafts registered abroad. The last flight made was from Pau, France on 3 December with an Antonov ...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday for the first time recognized the killing of West African soldiers by the French Army in 1944 as a massacre in a letter addressed to the Senegalese ...

Reports that there were prisoners trapped in underground cells in Saydnaya, in Damascus - one of the most notorious prisons of the Bashar al-Assad’s regime - sparked a major search operation led by ...