Ivory Coast

France starts 2025 with new controversy, questions about Africa

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Paris— France has started 2025 with a further reduction in its military presence in its former African colonies, sparking fresh tensions with controversial comments by French President Emmanuel Macron this week. Chad, Senegal and now Ivory Coast have followed Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso in asking France to withdraw its troops from their soil. The … Read more

Ivory Coast asks French troops to leave, the latest African country to do so

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Abidjan, Ivory Coast – Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops would leave the country after a decades-long military presence. It is the latest African nation to reduce military ties with its former colonial power. Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara said the withdrawal would begin in January. France has about 600 troops in Ivory Coast. … Read more