The Sahel, a semi-arid region stretching across Africa south of the Sahara, has long been a focal point of geopolitical competition due to its vast natural resources, st ...
February 20, 2025 France officially transferred control of its only military base in Cote d'Ivoire, the camp of the 43rd ...
The Trump administration is answering that question with a flat “no.” It is dismantling a host of initiatives by which the ...
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 ...
France retains 80 military personnel in Ivory Coast for training as it hands over a military base, reducing its presence amid ...
Ivory Coast has officially taken control of the last remaining French military base in the country as the majority of French ...
France returned on Thursday its sole military base in Ivory Coast to the west African nation's authorities, marking an end to ...
Maiduguri (Nigeria) (AFP) – Lack of military coordination and tension among countries in Africa's Lake Chad region are hindering efforts to end a more than decade-long jihadist insurgency ...
On board were some of the final 180 French military personnel still based in Chad. For them and for France, a page has been turned, ending their presence at the Adji Kossei Base, Paris's last ...
Senegal: The westernmost country in West Africa announced in November 2024 that France “should” close its military bases (home to 350 soldiers) by the end of 2025. Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire ...
France has finally ended its 60-year military presence in Chad by closing its last military base there. Kosseï camp in the capital N'Djamena was also the last of its bases in the Sahel ...
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 ...