France on Thursday said it would keep 80 military personnel in Ivory Coast largely for training purposes, as it handed over ...

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

Ivory Coast and France plan to maintain some security cooperation even as French soldiers stationed in the West African ...

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 ...

Ivory Coast has remained an anomaly in France’s relationship with Africa, maintaining links with its former colonial master since its independence in 1960, despite a decade of crisis in the 2000s.

Ivorian troops during the handover ceremony ...

In tonight's edition: A page has turned in Franco-Ivorian military relations, as France hands over the keys to its sole military base in Côte d'Ivoire. Located near Abidjan airport, French forces ...

PARIS - France returned on Thursday its sole military base in Ivory Coast to the west African nation's authorities, marking an end to decades of French presence at the site. The French and Ivorian ...

Forces from former colonial power France have been deployed in Ivory Coast for decades, helping President Alassane Ouattara take office in 2011 after his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo refused to ...

France to Keep 80 Military Personnel in Ivory Coast, Defence Minister Says ABIDJAN (Reuters) - France said on Thursday it would keep 80 military personnel in Ivory Coast largely for training ...

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast officially took control of the last remaining French military base in the country on Thursday as the majority of French forces departed from countries ...