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 ...

Ivory Coast says that French troops will leave the country starting January 2025, becoming the latest African nation to ...

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

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 ...

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

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said on Tuesday that French forces would withdraw from the West African nation, ...

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 ...

By Ruth Maclean Reporting from Dakar, Senegal Ivory Coast has announced that French forces will withdraw from its territory, following in the footsteps of several other West African countries and ...

French troops helped protect civilians during the civil war in Ivory Coast from 2002-07 [AFP] Ivory Coast has announced that French troops will withdraw from the West African nation, further ...

Ivory Coast has become the latest West African nation to downscale military ties with former colonial power France.