Chad to halve its troops fighting Sahel militants, spokesperson says |

N'DJAMENA - Chad has decided to recall half of its 1,200 troops battling Islamist militants in the tri-border area of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, a spokesperson for the Chadian authorities said on Saturday. Chad deployed the soldiers in February to support a France-backed regional fight with insurgents linked to

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