Chad's foreign ministry has announced plans to assert its sovereignty and redefine strategic partnerships, following France's troop withdrawals from Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso. Chad hosts 1,000 French troops and various military assets for security cooperation.
Chad's foreign ministry says the country wants to fully assert its sovereignty after more than six decades of independence.
It says the decision would enable it to redefine its strategic partnerships.
Chad hosts about 1,000 French troops, in addition to numerous warplanes and other types of military equipment.
France has already pulled its troops from Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso.
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