Ivory Coast has announced that French forces will withdraw from its territory, following in the footsteps of several other West African countries and further reducing France’s waning power in ...

Ivory Coast has announced that French troops will withdraw from the West African nation, further reducing the military influence of the former colonial power in the region. In an end-of-year ...

France's Paul Pogba runs with the ball during an international friendly soccer match against Ivory Coast at the Stade ...

Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will leave the country after a decadeslong military presence. ... France has had as many as 600 troops in Ivory Coast.

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - France said on Thursday it would keep 80 military personnel in Ivory Coast largely for training purposes, as it handed over control of a military base in the commercial capital ...

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] ...

France currently has about 400 troops in Ivory Coast at an army base it has run for decades, more recently largely dedicated to fighting Islamist extremism groups in the Sahel region.

Ivory Coast has become the latest African country to expel France’s military from its nation. Published On 1 Jan 2025 1 Jan 2025 Video Duration 01 minutes 04 seconds ...

Ivory Coast's former president and prime minister on Thursday saw the refusal of their petitions to be allowed to run in ...

Four major opposition figures will be unable to contest Ivory Coast's October presidential election, the country's electoral commission announced Wednesday, having been struck from the final voter ...

ABIDJAN (Reuters) -A court in Ivory Coast ruled on Tuesday that opposition leader and former Credit Suisse Chief Executive Tidjane Thiam should be removed from the electoral roll because he was a ...

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 ...