Senegal and Chad are in turn asking French soldiers to leave their territory, as they seek other forms of military cooperation with Paris. “A slap in the face for Paris”; “France no longer understands ...

30.48 x 21.59 in. (77.4 x 54.8 cm.) ...

An exchange of fire followed in which a Sudanese soldier and a civilian were killed and another French soldier wounded, but details of the incident are sketchy. Arab nomads who roam the remote ...

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED STUDENT #1: (Reading in French). BEARDSLEY: One by one, the kids read out the testimony of one of the many African soldiers who fought and often died for ...

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED STUDENT #1: (Reading in French). BEARDSLEY: One by one, the kids read out the testimony of one of the many African soldiers who fought and often died ...

A handful of French military veterans gave training to around 20 Senegalese officers in November. The officers who received the training are active in a range of services, from the gendarmerie to ...