African Studies
Utafiti: Journal of African Perspectives
Call for Papers: Utafiti is inviting you to submit your manuscript – any topic in the humanities - for consideration in the next issues.
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While Chad offered little attraction to external investors, the country strengthened its image as an effective military partner for us anti-terror units and a key ally in France’s military engagements in the Sahel region and Central Africa. Actively participating in two un peacekeeping missions, taking an active stance against Boko Haram and acting as a base for the new French military operation, Barkhane, Chad’s army had seriously developed its capacity to protect security since the attempted coup in 2008 and had what was counted as one of the best-trained and equipped armies in Africa.