France is ending its military mission in the Central African Republic (CAR), three years after it intervened to stop mass killing after a rebellion ousted former president François Bozize, reports the BBC.
The withdrawal of the 2,000 French troops comes as a fresh wave of killings has rocked CAR.
France says Sangaris succeeded in its mission to stop fighting in CAR.
With the end of Operation Sangaris, Minusca will be left in sole charge of security in CAR.
Some 350 French soldiers will remain in the country to provide back up to Minusca, the UN mission in the country.
Minusca has more than 10,000 troops on the ground but it has failed to disarm militia groups and there have been fresh clashes in different parts of the country.
On Thursday, 15 people died in clashes between the mainly Muslim former Seleka rebels and the largely Christian vigilante anti-Balaka group, Minusca said.
While six police officers and four civilians died in an ambush on Friday.