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 ...

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

The troops are expected to leave Ivory Coast this month as France, a former colonial power in West Africa, fast loses ...

France has been kicked out of more than 70% of African countries where it had a troop presence since its colonial rule ...

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

Emmanuel Macron had said African leaders had not thanked France for ‘helping to combat’ insurgencies - Anadolu Ajansı ...

Ivory Coast is home to the biggest remaining contingent of French troops in West Africa. There are some 600 French military ...

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

In recent months, six African countries have asked France to withdraw their troops, significantly curtailing France’s ...

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara said the pullout would begin in January 2025. France has had up to 600 troops in Ivory ...

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