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

Several African nations have expelled French troops, signaling a significant decline in the former colonial power’s influence ...

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 ...

Separately, Senegal, which last month announced France would have to close its military bases on its territory, confirmed the withdrawal would be completed by the end of 2025. Ivory Coast is home ...

France has had as many as 600 troops in Ivory Coast. "We have decided on the concerted and organized withdrawal of French forces in Ivory Coast," he said, adding that the military infantry ...

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 ...

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.

It is in this context that we have decided the concerted and organised withdrawal of French forces from Ivory Coast,” Ivorian President Alassane Ouatt said in an end-of-year address. France’s ...

Ivory Coast's 83-year-old President Alassane Ouattara Thursday said he was "eager to continue serving" his country but had ...

A crash involving a freight truck and a passenger bus in Ivory Coast has killed at least 17 people and left several injured.

Manchester City are preparing to welcome one of the Ivory Coast’s rising talents for a period of training at the City ...

France has had up to 600 troops in Ivory Coast. “We have decided on the concerted and organized withdrawal of French forces in Ivory Coast,” he said, adding that the military infantry ...