"No," Chad's response to the French military presence

The government of Chad, announcing that it has broken the military cooperation agreement with France, has asked the French forces to leave Chad.Chadian Foreign Minister Abd al-Rahman Gholamulla wrote in his statement on social networks: - The Republic of Chad announces to the countries of the world about its decision to cancel the defense cooperation agreement signed with the Republic of France.

The statement called the end of Chad's military presence a "historic turning point" and said: "Indeed, 66 years after the independence of the Republic of Chad, the time has come for this country to declare its full sovereignty and a strategic partnership based on national priorities." 

While Chad, some African countries, including Mali, Niger, Gabon and Burkina Faso, have officially suspended the presence of French troops in their countries. Senegal has also announced that the French military bases in this African country will disappear soon.

Although in previous decades, anti-colonial and liberal movements against French colonialism in various African countries, such as Algeria, forced France to withdraw from the countries of this continent and officially recognize their independence, but with a new approach, in the form of neo-colonialism, in recent years, France under various pretexts, including against terrorism fighting and contributing to the establishment of peace and security in those countries, was again present in those countries.

In this regard, hundreds of French soldiers have been present in Mali, Niger, Chad and other African countries in recent years under the pretext of fighting terrorist groups. This is despite the fact that African countries were not satisfied with their practices.

From the point of view of African countries, the actions of the French military were actually aimed at supporting extremist groups and maintaining the base of Paris in Africa.
In addition, the discovery of mass graves near the French military base in Mali, the increase in terrorist attacks in many African countries, especially in the Ivory Coast region, increased the anger of African countries towards the actions of France.

These conditions caused the anti-French approach to strengthen again in recent years in many African countries. An approach that became serious with the beginning of a series of coups in various African countries.

The people's support for the coup organizers and the protests against the ruling corrupt system herald the end of French neo-colonialism in the Black Continent. It marked the beginning of a new era of political and economic life in various African countries.

In fact, African countries, especially in recent decades, with increasing awareness and political and social awakening, as well as changes in the international system, not only no longer accept political and military intervention, but officially demand an end to French militarism in Africa.

Under the new conditions, France and other European countries not only have no opportunity to continue their military presence and plunder the natural and mineral resources of African countries, such as Niger's uranium mining, but also have to accept a new period of relations based on mutual respect.

This situation concerns not only France, but also America.
Before this, Chad demanded from the USA to close its military bases in Chad. A demand that forced Washington to act and withdraw its military forces.These
developments show that African countries no longer accept the presence of colonialists, but have become active and dynamic actors in the international arena. The closing of American and French military bases in many countries of this continent is considered the first step in this direction.