Street names in Ivory Coast's economic capital have taken on a decidedly more local flavour over the past few weeks, as African names have replaced French ones in France's former colony. A young ...

While Ivory Coast achieved independence in 1960, it is still home to 600 French troops, the biggest remaining contingent in West Africa. It also hosts a French military base in Abidjan, which will ...

Even without troops on the ground, France will continue its efforts to counter the spread of terrorism from the crisis-hit Sahel region to West Africa’s coastal nations, one of which is Ivory Coast.

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 colonial power ...

Tropical cyclone Garance made landfall on the French Indian Ocean territory of Réunion on Friday, packing gusts of 166 kilometers (103 miles) per hour. CNN values your feedback 1.

France on Friday began handing over military bases in Senegal, as part of a withdrawal of troops from the west African nation where it has had a presence since 1960.. The withdrawal follows the ...

Cyclone Chido caused extensive damage on the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, leaving several people dead, officials said Saturday, as the storm roared toward the east coast of Africa.

France's military presence in French-speaking Africa has evolved in strategic importance over the past 65 years. Over time, the significance of this presence has diminished.

ALLIED FORCES HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, Nov. 8, 1942 (UP) - Scores of thousands of American troops, led by amphibious landing parties and air-borne shock troops, landed Sunday in numerous ...

The French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean has suffered extensive damage from Cyclone Chido, officials said Saturday, as the storm roared toward the east coast of Africa. Chido brought ...

Cyclone Chido caused extensive damage on the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, leaving several people dead, officials said Saturday, as the storm roared toward the east coast of Africa.

Cyclone Chido kills several in French territory of Mayotte before heading for Africa’s east coast Dec. 14, 2024 at 7:17 am Updated Dec. 14, 2024 at 2:06 pm By ...