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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ivory Coast coach Emerse Fae is confident his team can become the first country since Egypt in 2008 to successfully defend ...

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 ...

French troop withdrawal in West Africa signals the end of 'Françafrique' and shifts geopolitical dynamics with Russia and ...

As French troops begin leaving Ivory Coast, President Macron has angered West African allies by implying African countries were ungrateful for France's decade-long military deployment. French ...

Africa Cup of Nations group phase draw was made in Rabat on Monday, setting the stage for the coveted football competition ...

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 ...