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

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

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

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 ...

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 decadeslong military presence, the latest ...

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

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

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

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

Ivory Coast announced 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.

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