The French military base in Abidjan will officially be handed over to Ivory Coast on February 20 during a ceremony attended ...

France is preparing to hand Côte d'Ivoire back its only military base in the country in a ceremony on 20 February, further ...

Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced on 31 December 2024 that all foreign military bases in his country would ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request ...

The retreat, which comes amid increasing budget pressure and political upheaval in Paris, is another sign that France’s ...

Chad's President Field Marshal Mahamat Idriss Deby says this week’s departure of the last French troops from the central ...

France has handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities. The move on Thursday came two months after the ...

Besides, its two largest trade partners on the continent are Nigeria and South Africa – countries with which it has no military ties. Still, the closure of French bases on the continent ...

We will need to adapt our base structure to reduce vulnerabilities ... to lead the most important French neocolony in West Africa,” addedEkissi. Taking advantage of the discontent that had ...

France officially ended its decades-long military presence in Chad, its last stronghold in the West African region. The shift ...

France is preparing to hand Côte d'Ivoire back its only military base in the country in a ceremony on 20 February, further ...

French forces have withdrawn from Chad after 65 years, although France maintains that military cooperation will continue.