"Chad is the only country in the Sahel where France is still prominently represented" Helga Dickow says in an article by Süddeutsche Zeitung.
The article by Saladin Salem deals with the withdrawal of French troops from Chad and Russia's growing influence in the region. The government under the newly elected President Mahamat Idriss Déby has cancelled the military alliance with Paris. Resentment towards France is spreading online; calls to join the Sahel-Alliance states are spreading. With Déby's visit to Moscow, the country aligns itself diplomatically with Russia. Saladin Salem analyses current political and economic developments in the region and puts the strengthening relationship between Chad and Russia into context.
You can find the full article (in German) on the website of the Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ PLUS).