Ivory Coast, French troops

Ivory Coast asks French troops to leave, the latest African country to do so
Ivory Coast says that French troops will leave the country starting January 2025, becoming the latest African nation to downscale military ties with its former colonial power.
France to withdraw troops from Ivory Coast amid broader pull back from Africa
French forces have also left Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Nigeria in recent months after a series of military coups.
Ivory Coast says French troops to leave West African nation
Ivory Coast is home to the biggest remaining contingent of French troops in West Africa. There are some 600 French military personnel in the country with 350 in Senegal. France, w
Africa on ‘France Out’ campaign, ally Ivory Coast latest to join the bandwagon
In recent months, six African countries have asked France to withdraw their troops, significantly curtailing France’s influence in the region that it had traditionally had a sway in
Ivory Coast president says French forces to withdraw
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said on Tuesday that French forces would withdraw from the West African nation, continuing the former colonial power's military exit from the region.
Ivory Coast Joins West African Nations Asking French Troops to Leave
Ivory Coast’s president announced the withdrawal of French troops from the country, joining a growing number of francophone states that have asked the former colonial power to relinquish its military presence in West Africa.
A Staunch Ally in Africa Says French Forces Will Withdraw
The troops are expected to leave Ivory Coast this month as France, a former colonial power in West Africa, fast loses influence there.
Côte d'Ivoire announces withdrawal of French forces
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara's announcement is a further sign of former colonial power France's fading military influence in West Africa. View on euronews
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Why has Ivory Coast’s national dish attieke become a global icon?
UN cultural agency UNESCO recognises the fermented cassava meal that takes days to prepare as a living heritage object.
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Ivory Coast ta umarci Faransa ta janye sojin ta daga kasar
Shugaban ƙasar Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, ya sanar da cewa sojojin Faransa za su fara ficewa daga ƙasar nan ba da jimawa ...
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Ivory Coast Ends Decades-long French Military Presence in Fresh Blow to France
Ivory Coast has announced the withdrawal of French troops from its soil, effectively ending a military presence that has ...
Dry weather threatens Ivory Coast cocoa crop, farmers say
No rain fell last week in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa regions and farmers said on Monday that the dry weather could ...
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Frexit: Why Ivory Coast is joining African campaign to expel French troops
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 ...
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Ivory Coast's Abidjan on edge as ship loaded with volatile cargo nears port
A vessel loaded with 20,000 tons of ammonium nitrate – the same chemical that left large parts of Beirut in ruins in an ...
Why are more Francophone countries cutting ties with France?
Ivory Coast has confirmed, French troops stationed in the region for decades, will begin withdrawing from Ivorian soil this month. This marks another shift in the growing trend across West Africa, ...
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We examine why Ivory Coast’s defeat of Nigeria in the Africa Cup of Nations may have just marked the greatest AFCON yet. The Ivory Coast complete their own tournament of comebacks to beat ...