Chad announced that it was terminating its defence cooperation agreement with France, signalling a potential withdrawal of French troops from the Central African nation (Deutsche Welle, 2024). The decision was officially communicated by Chad’s Foreign Minister Abderaman Koulamallah on the ministry’s Facebook page, emphasising the country’s desire to assert its sovereignty after 64 years of independence from French colonial rule (Deutsche Welle, 2024). While this marks a significant shift, Koulamallah clarified that it did not constitute a complete break with France, as seen in other regional cases (Deutsche Welle, 2024).