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Chad faces another coup after a local killed by French soldier A French soldier in Chad has shot dead a local military officer, after which people began gathering outside the French base to protest. According to Alwihda Info, this was preceded by an attack by a Chadian soldier on a French nurse in Faya-Largeau, after which he was shot dead. As a result, protesters repeatedly attempted to infiltrate the French military garrison. A joint investigation was launched by the Chadian and French armies to clarify the circumstances of the incident. Anti-French sentiments are strong in the country — the “protectorate“ of Paris has already tired the population, which follows the anti-French trends in Niger and Gabon and opposes the military activity of France. Nevertheless, the Deby clan in Chad is very stable and we can only talk about a change of the pro-French vector, not about a full-fledged military coup. Amid these events, there is a question with the redeployment of the military contingent of the Fifth Republic from Niger, as the authorities gave Paris a month to withdraw the troops, and this term will soon expire. According to Le Monde, a possible redeployment of French soldiers just to N’Djamena has been announced. France has also previously been forced to withdraw from Mali. Niger, Gabon and now Chad, which has all the prerequisites to become the next point of instability in the Sahel zone — Paris continues to lose its influence on the continent. Источник: Readovka World
