President Alassane Ouattara says the Ivorian government had decided to expel French troops because the Ivorian army is “now effective”. Why is there a sudden urge to cut military ties with France, ...

Senegalese and Chadian leaders said that the ousting of French troops from their territories was their sovereign decision, ...

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

The French military base in Abidjan will be handed back to Côte d'Ivoire in January 2025, President Alassane Ouattara says.

French forces have also left Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Niger in recent months after a series of military coups.

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The president of the Ivory Coast says he has asked France to withdraw its troops from the West African country. Ivory Coast ...

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

Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will leave the country after a decades long military presence.

“We have decided on a coordinated and organised withdrawal of French troops,” said Ouattara in the televised speech. The ...

Ivory Coast midfielder Seko Fofana has ended his brief spell in Saudi Arabia to sign a long-term contract with French club Rennes.