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

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

Ivory Coast’s president announced the withdrawal of French troops from the country, joining a growing number of francophone ...

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

BY FOLAWIYO KAREEM OLAJOKU The recent expulsion of French troops from West African countries, including Mali, Burkina ...

West Africa's Ivory Coast Announces France's Withdrawal After Senegal, Chad| Firstpost Africa Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has announced that French forces will withdraw this month from ...

Ivory Coast is home to the biggest remaining contingent of French troops in West Africa. There are some 600 French military personnel in the country with 350 in Senegal. "We have decided in a ...

bitter criticism from citizens in its former colonies in West and Central Africa in recent years. From Mali to Ivory Coast, thousands of people have taken to the streets in mass protests ...

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

(Bloomberg) -- Ivory Coast’s president announced the withdrawal ... colonial power to relinquish its military presence in West Africa. The downscaling of defense ties comes 10 months before ...

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 ...