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

Ivory Coast says that French troops will leave the country starting January 2025, becoming the latest African nation to downscale military ties with its former colonial power.

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

Ivory Coast’s president announced the withdrawal of French troops from the country, joining a growing number of francophone states that have asked the former colonial power to relinquish its military presence in West Africa.

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 exit from the region.

Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will withdraw from the country, ending a military presence that has lasted for decades.