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 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 ...

N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — France handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities on Thursday, two months after the former French colony in central Africa broke off its defense cooperation ...

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 ...

PARIS - France returned on Thursday its sole military base in Ivory Coast to the west African nation's authorities, marking ...

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

While the withdrawal was undertaken at Chad’s request, France’s foreign ministry told RFI it is "absolutely not the end" of cooperation on military matters. The ministry's spokesperson also ...

Once a key link in France's military presence in Africa, Chad was its last foothold in the wider Sahel region after the forced withdrawal of French troops from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.

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 ...

N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — France handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities on Thursday, two months after the former French colony in central Africa broke off its defense ...