ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will leave the country after a decadeslong ...

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

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 ...

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said on Tuesday that French forces would withdraw from the West African nation, ...

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

French troops will soon begin departing Ivory Coast, raising questions about what France's military presence in West Africa will look like, and how Ivory Coast will fill the security void.

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

President Alassane Ouattara stated that the withdrawal would begin in January 2025. France, which currently has around 600 ...

By Ruth Maclean Reporting from Dakar, Senegal Ivory Coast has announced that French forces will withdraw from its territory, following in the footsteps of several other West African countries and ...

France's President Emmanuel Macron greets Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara in the castle of Villers-Cotterets, northeastern France, on October 4, 2024 [Ludovic Marin/AFP] French military ...

Ivory Coast has become the latest West African nation to downscale military ties with former colonial power France.