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

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

In his New Year’s address, Alassane Ouattara, president of Ivory Coast since 2010—when he took power with the aid of French ...

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 is the sixth in a growing list of African nations cutting military ties with former colonial power France. France's President Emmanuel Macron greets Ivory Coast's President Alassane ...

The French army has handed over its last base in Chad in a military ceremony in the capital N'Djamena, the general staffs of ...

France has concluded the withdrawal of its troops from Chad following the termination of a military agreement by the Central ...

French troop withdrawal in West Africa signals the end of 'Françafrique' and shifts geopolitical dynamics with Russia and ...

Ivory Coast coach Emerse Fae is confident his team can become the first country since Egypt in 2008 to successfully defend ...

Ivory Coast’s expulsion of French troops follows similar moves across the region, leaving a power vacuum that must be handled ...

Naturally, France backed off and could only play its hands on its former colonies from faraway Europe. Successes were ...