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 "slug": "frances-last-sahel-foothold-crumbles-chad-terminates-defense-agreement",
 "title": "France’s Sahel Exit: Chad Cuts Defense Ties in Final Blow",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/frances-last-sahel-foothold-crumbles-chad-terminates-defense-agreement/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/frances-last-sahel-foothold-crumbles-chad-terminates-defense-agreement/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2024-11-29T14:43:54.000+01:00",
 "updated": "2024-12-09T14:07:43.000+01:00",
 "excerpt": "Chad terminated its defense agreement with France on November 28, 2024. The declaration came mere hours after French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot's diplomatic visit to N'Djamena, highlighting the growing assertion of sovereignty among former French colonies in the Sahel region.",
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