France said on Thursday it would keep 80 military personnel in Ivory Coast largely for training purposes, as it handed over control of a military base in the commercial capital amid a scaling back of ...

At its peak, about 1,000 French soldiers were stationed at the base to combat jihadist threats across the region. Despite the ...

As France hands back another base in Africa, experts question the future of its security cooperation on the continent and ...

France on Thursday handed its sole Ivory Coast military base back to its former colony. France has been present in the ...

France retains 80 military personnel in Ivory Coast for training as it hands over a military base, reducing its presence amid ...

The move in Ivory Coast comes just a week after Paris agreed to withdraw troops from neighboring Senegal by the end of the ...

The French Armed Forces Minister said some 80 servicemen will remain in the country to advise and train the Ivorian military.

Ivory Coast has officially taken control of the last remaining French military base in the country as the majority of French ...

In a symbolic ceremony this Thursday, France will officially transfer control of the Port-Bouët military camp to the Ivorian ...

In a symbolic ceremony this Thursday, France will officially transfer control of the Port-Bouët military camp to the Ivorian army. This marks a significant milestone in the restructuring of France's ...

Idriss Deby repeated the threat after a new clash with Boko Haram fighters in November in which 15 Chad troops were killed.