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Chad's Deby Is Taking a Big Risk in Kicking France Out
In January, Deby flew to Moscow and met Russian President Vladimir Putin. In June, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited Chad. According to French-language media, this rapprochement was ...
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Attempt To Storm Into Chad Presidential Palace Foiled
Two dozen armed men tried to storm into Chad's presidential palace but 18 of the attackers and two <a target=_blank href= ...
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Russian FSB Spy Found Dead in Moscow With Gunshot Wound
A Russian counterintelligence officer was shot and killed in Moscow, Russian sources reported on Tuesday. A Russian Telegram channel, which claims to have links to the Kremlin's security services ...
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Chad says 20 killed in bid to storm presidential palace
Armed men tried to storm Chad's presidential palace when President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno was inside but 18 attackers and two soldiers were killed in the failed attack, the national ...
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Russia plans to assert Africa-Europe power via Libya airbase expansions
Renovations of a disused Libyan airbase by Russian forces could point to Moscow's increasing attempts to assert power in ...
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Across Africa, Russia is growing in influence. What might Moscow want?
Carol Valade/AFP/Getty Images Ivory Coast and Chad are the latest in a string of ... Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty Images Moscow is also a sought-after partner by non-French former colonies such as ...
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NATO power closes last military base in African state as Russian mercenaries run riot
France handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities as African nations have grown closer to Moscow.