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

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will leave the country after a decadeslong ...

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

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

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

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

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

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 announced on Wednesday that French troops will leave the country after a decades-long military presence ...

President Alassane Ouattara stated that the withdrawal would begin in January 2025. France, which currently has around 600 ...

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

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