France loses ground, EU loses

France's defeat in Chad not only causes this country to continue to be pushed out of Africa but also causes the EU to suffer a significant loss and damage in its role, influence and position in Africa.

The Chad government said that it only ended military cooperation with France, not severed relations with France like Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. But in essence, the move is to free the country from all ties and roots from its historical past with France in order to "exercise full sovereignty and to reorient and restructure strategic partnerships". Chad's hidden meaning here is that "it is necessary to break with France in order to open up and enter a new era".

The above loss is evidence of the failure of both Paris and the EU in their policies towards Chad in particular and the EU in general. France and the EU have lost another very important outpost in their game of influence and geostrategic position in the West African region and Africa.

For the EU, France's defeat in Chad is harmful and even dangerous, especially in two aspects. Firstly, Chad currently has up to a million refugees and migrants trying to cross the Middle East to Europe. Once there is no more military cooperation with Chad, France and the EU will have much more difficulties and complications than before due to the refugee and migration issues. Secondly, France and the EU are losing ground, making it easier for external partners, especially Russia, Türkiye and the UAE, to conquer Chad and Africa. Isn't that a double loss for France and the EU in Africa?

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/phap-mat-the-eu-thua-thiet-185241201214336337.htm