Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will begin withdrawing in January as part of a shift towards strengthening its own military forces. This move follows broader trends across West ...

AMADOU NDIAYE in Dakar & HAROUN MAHAMAT in N'DjamenaAfrica BureauDAKAR, (CAJ News) – IT never rained but poured for the French government crises in the African continent. This follows Chadian ...

In recent months, six African countries have asked France to withdraw their troops, significantly curtailing France’s ...

President Alassane Ouattara said in an end-of-year speech that French forces will withdraw from the West African nation in ...

LIVE: Ivory Coast Ousts France's Troops After Senegal And Chad | Firstpost Africa Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has announced that French forces will withdraw this month from the West ...

Ivory Coast President announces French forces withdrawal, following other West African nations in ending military relations ...

The troops are expected to leave Ivory Coast this month as France, a former colonial power in West Africa, fast loses ...

Ivory Coast says that French troops will leave the country starting January 2025, becoming the latest African nation to ...

About 1,000 French soldiers are deployed in Côte d'Ivoire, a close ally. But the country has joined others in the region ...

Speaking in an end-of-year address to the nation, Ouattara said Ivorians should be proud of the modernised state of their own armed forces ...

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara has announced that French forces will hand over control of their military base in Abidjan ...

Ivory Coast has become the latest West African nation to downscale military ties with former colonial power France.