President Alassane Ouattara says the Ivorian government had decided to expel French troops because the Ivorian army is “now effective”. Why is there a sudden urge to cut military ties with France, ...

Even so, the sovereignty rhetoric raises more questions than answers. In the first place, the underlying implication that these countries were never “sovereign,” meaning that any awareness on their ...

Ivory Coast has called for the withdrawal of troops deployed by  former colonial power France. President Alassane Ouattara announced in his New Year's message that 43rd BIMA marine infantry battalion, ...

This year will see several African countries consolidate their return to a growth trajectory in the aftermath of COVID, even as security challenges in the Horn and Sahel endure. I: The Continent will ...

French armed forces will withdraw from Cote d’Ivoire “as early as January 2025,” Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara ...

Francophone Africa and French military bases have been two critical foreign policy challenges for Nigeria since 1960. The administration of Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa had to formulate ...

The turning back on France by African countries reflects the growing demand for a broader push to erase the vestiges of ...

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara announced in a televised address that French troops will begin withdrawing from the ...

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

As France prepares to hand over its military base in Port-Bouët to the Ivorian army by the end of January, local shopkeepers are worried about how the departure of French soldiers will hurt their ...

The Ivory Coast has announced the withdrawal of French troops from the country marking the latest move in a wave of African ...

The Ivory Coast has announced the withdrawal of French troops from the country, marking the latest move in a wave of African nations reevaluating their military ties with France ...