Chad, a former African colony of France, has for decades been central to its military operations in Africa, but it is developing closer ties to Russia amid the NATO war with Russia in Ukraine.
Déby died fighting a Chadian opposition militia formerly based in southern Libya, and reportedly tied to Libyan Marshal Khalifa Haftar and to Moscow.
The inclusion of Chad represents an escalation of Washington’s imperialist offensive in the Sahel region and across the African continent.
The military deployment, focused on bolstering ongoing drone operations in Nigeria, is part of a broader effort to strengthen US influence in West Africa.
