Ivory Coast Takes Control: The Last French Military Base Transitions
Ivory Coast has taken control of the last French military base, as most French troops exit West Africa. This shift reflects declining French influence and increased local resistance to foreign military presence.
France hands over last army base in Ivory Coast as part of withdrawal from west Africa
IVORY COAST troops took over the last remaining French army base in the country today, as the former colonial power withdraws forces across west Africa. But Defence Minister Tene Birahima Ouattara said 80 French soldiers will stay behind to advise and train the Ivorian military.
Ivory Coast takes control of last remaining French base as French military departs
Ivory Coast has officially taken control of the last remaining French military base in the country as the majority of French forces departed from countries across West Africa
Ivory Coast takes control of last remaining French base
Ivory Coast officially took control of the last remaining French military base in the country Thursday as most French forces departed from countries across West Africa.
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France leaves last remaining military base in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast officially took control of the last remaining French military base in the country as the majority of French forces departed from countries across West Africa. Story by Anna Pereira and Antonia Kerrigan.
France returns sole military base to Ivory Coast
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. Ivory Coast has remained an anomaly in France's relationship with Africa,
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