"Chad is the central point of France in Africa"
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The cover of "Chad, the secret wars of France".
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By: Laurent Correau Follow
7 mins
It is a page of history that we are opening this morning ... that of close relations between French soldiers, intelligence personnel and the Chadian authorities.
These links were forged as of Independence and they are described in a book which has just appeared: "
Chad the secret wars of France
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Its author, Damien Mireval, senior army officer and researcher associated with the Strategic Research Institute of the Military School (Irsem), answers Laurent Correau's questions.
Chad
France
French politics