Cte dIvoire announced that French troops would be withdrawing from the country and the military base of Port-Bout would be ...

Ivory Coast’s expulsion of French troops follows similar moves across the region, leaving a power vacuum that must be handled ...

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

French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent remarks about African countries’ "ingratitude" for France’s role in ...

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

Outtara's announcement follows that of other leaders across West Africa, where France’s militaries are being asked to leave. Analysts have described the requests for French troops to leave ...

Protesters have attacked missions in the capital of the African country as anger grows about the advance of the M23 rebel ...

By Ruth Maclean Reporting from Dakar, Senegal Ivory Coast has announced that French forces will withdraw from its territory, following in the footsteps of several other West African countries and ...

Carol Valade/AFP/Getty Images Ivory Coast and Chad are the latest in a string of former French colonies in West and Central ...

Ivory Coast has announced that French troops will withdraw from the West African nation, further reducing the military influence of the former colonial power in the region. In an end-of-year ...