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 ...

The troops are expected to leave Ivory Coast this month as France, a former colonial power in West Africa, fast loses influence there. By Ruth Maclean Reporting from Dakar, Senegal Ivory Coast has ...

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

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 ...

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

Vantage With Palki Sharma The Ivory Coast has become the latest African nations to oust French soldiers from its soil. France has been given till the end of January to hand over a military base in ...

France has been considering reducing its military presence in West and Central African countries, including Ivory Coast, to ...

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

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said in an end-of-year address on Tuesday that the French military would hand over ...

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