ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will leave the country after a decadeslong military presence, the latest African nation to downscale military ties ...

French President Emmanuel Macron celebrates his 42nd birthday with French soldiers at the Port-Bouet military camp near Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on December 21, 2019 [ Ludovic Marin/AFP] Why is Ivory ...

The sacred wooden instrument has been kept in the quai Branly museum in Paris for the past years, where it was restored while ...

Ivory Coast has been on a downhill path since it slipped into political instability and civil war in the late 1990s. There is high unemployment and few chances for young men to escape to Europe or ...

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said on Tuesday that French forces would withdraw from the West African nation, continuing the former colonial power's military exit from the region.

FILE - French President Emmanuel Macron celebrates with French soldiers during a Christmas dinner at Port-Bouet military camp near Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Dec. 21, 2019, during a visit to West Africa.

FILE - Ivorian soldiers conduct an urban reconnaissance exercise under the supervision of French special forces at Camp Loumbila, Jacqueville, Ivory Coast, on Feb. 16, 2022.

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast says that French troops will leave the country starting January 2025, becoming the latest African nation to downscale military ties with its former ...

Associated Press ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast says that French troops will leave the country starting January 2025, becoming the latest African nation to downscale military ties with ...