President Emmanuel Macron said today that the announced departure of French bases would have been negotiated between the African countries that decreed it and France.
He goes on to say that it was out of simple convenience and politeness that France gave these African countries the first chance to make the announcement.
The Chadian government issued a statement in response to Macron’s comment that it was out of politeness, that he allowed them to be the first to announce the departure of France.
The operative section of the press release states as follows:
“President Macron should focus his efforts on solving the problems that concern the French people.”
