Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will begin withdrawing in January as part of a shift towards strengthening its own military forces. This move follows broader trends across West ...

AMADOU NDIAYE in Dakar & HAROUN MAHAMAT in N'DjamenaAfrica BureauDAKAR, (CAJ News) – IT never rained but poured for the French government crises in the African continent. This follows Chadian ...

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

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

The former colonial power's military sway in the region would be further diminished with the announcement by Ivory Coast that French troops will leave the West African country.

Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will leave the country after a decadeslong military presence, the latest ...

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

France, whose colonial rule in West Africa ended in the 1960s, has already pulled its soldiers out of Mali, Burkina Faso and ...

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

LIVE: Ivory Coast Ousts France's Troops After Senegal And Chad | Firstpost Africa Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has announced that French forces will withdraw this month from the West ...

Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will withdraw from the country, ending a military presence that has ...

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara's announcement is a further sign of former colonial power France's fading military ...