N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — France handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities on Thursday, two months after the former French colony in central Africa broke off its defense cooperation ...

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

Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced on 31 December 2024 that all foreign military bases in his country would ...

Ivory Coast will begin the defence of their Africa Cup of Nations title against Mozambique, while hosts and World Cup ...

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

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

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

The defender will join up with the club’s academy side. Konaté joins from Ivory Coast outfit Racing Club Abidjan, having integrated the first-team set-up at the age of just 15. He has also featured ...

PARIS - France starts 2025 with a further drawdown of its military presence in its former African colonies, and fresh tensions ignited this week with controversial remarks by French President Emmanuel ...

Notably, Chad, which hosted the last French military bases in the Sahel region, ended the "obsolete" defense and security pacts in November with France. Senegal and the Ivory Coast have also asked ...