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

The Ivory Coast has announced the withdrawal of French troops from the country marking the latest move in a wave of African ...

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

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 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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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