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

SACP reiterates its support for the historic people’s decision for French troop withdrawal: A milestone in the Second Phase ...

Ivory Coast has announced that French troops will withdraw from the West African nation, further reducing the military ...

French troops will soon begin departing Ivory Coast, raising questions about what France's military presence in West Africa will look like, and how Ivory Coast will fill the security void.

Ivory Coast has announced that French troops will leave the country this month after a decades-long military presence, becoming the latest African nation to downscale military ties with its former ...

Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will leave the country after a decadeslong military presence. It is the latest African nation to downscale military ties with its former ...

France's President Emmanuel Macron greets Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara in the castle of Villers-Cotterets, northeastern France, on October 4, 2024 [Ludovic Marin/AFP] French military ...

The downscaling of defense ties comes 10 months before Ivory Coast holds elections in which 83-year-old President Alassane Ouattara may seek another term. A surge in anti-French sentiment across ...

Ivory Coast officially gained independence from French colonial rule in 1960, but France has maintained a military presence for decades, with some 600 soldiers remaining in the country when ...

Vantage With Palki Sharma The Ivory Coast has become the latest African nations to oust French soldiers from its soil. France ...

ABIDJAN, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said on Tuesday that French forces would withdraw from the West African nation, continuing the former colonial power's military ...

Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will leave the country after a decadeslong military presence, the latest African nation to downscale military ties with its former colonial power.