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

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

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

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said in ... “I have instructed the minister for the armed forces to propose a new doctrine for co-operation in defence and security, involving, among ...

In an end-of-year address, Ivory Coast's President, Alassane Ouattara, said the move was a reflection of the modernisation of ...

Ivory Coast has announced the withdrawal of French troops from its soil, effectively ending a military presence that has ...

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

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.

stating that the decision reflects the modernisation of the nation’s armed forces, as reported by BBC on Tuesday. “We have decided in a concerted manner to withdraw French forces from the Ivory Coast, ...

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

Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will begin withdrawing in January as part of a shift towards ...

French military troops who have been in Ivory Coast for decades will soon be leaving, Ivorian officials have said, signalling ...