Experts say they are following the example of Sahel countries as local leaders and populations want more sovereignty over ...

Ivory Coast’s president announced the withdrawal of French troops from the country, joining a growing number of francophone ...

French troops will soon begin departing Ivory Coast, raising questions about what France's military presence in West Africa ...

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara arrives to attend the opening session of the 19th Summit of the Francophonie at the Grand Palais in Paris, France on October 5, 2024.

Ivory Coast is home to the biggest remaining contingent of French troops in West Africa. There are some 600 French military personnel in the country with 350 in Senegal. "We have decided in a ...

(Bloomberg) -- Ivory Coast’s president announced the withdrawal ... colonial power to relinquish its military presence in West Africa. The downscaling of defense ties comes 10 months before ...

Ivory Coast is the sixth in a growing list of African nations cutting military ties with former colonial power France.

Ivory Coast has announced the withdrawal of French troops from its soil, effectively ending a military presence that has ...

Ivory Coast announced that French troops will ... Outtara’s announcement on Tuesday follows that of other leaders across West Africa, where France’s militaries are being asked to leave.

The president of the Ivory Coast says he has asked France to withdraw its troops from the West African country ... Senegal and Chad. Of Africa’s former French colonies, only Djibouti and ...

Bad weather, failed government policies and a fast-spreading virus are reducing output from the world’s top cocoa-growing ...