But the political conditions and the culture of the ruling elite ... The French, who maintain their largest African military presence in Chad, have been a necessary support to each succeeding ...

Chad is a landlocked country in northern-central Africa which, since gaining independence from France in 1960, has seen frequent periods of instability and fighting, most recently between ...

Chad's President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno accused Macron of being "in the wrong era", saying he wanted "to express my outrage" on remarks "which border on contempt for Africa and Africans".