Ivory Coast says that French troops will leave the country starting January 2025, becoming the latest African nation to ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

BBC Sport Africa reviews the continent's top moments in 2024, including historic achievements at the Olympics, Paralympics ...

Ivory Coast announced that French troops will leave ... Outtara’s announcement on Tuesday follows that of other leaders across West Africa, where France’s militaries are being asked to leave.

In tonight's edition: The French military base in Abidjan will be handed back to Côte d'Ivoire in January 2025, President Alassane Ouattara says. Also, Zimbabwe’s blueberry sector is thriving.