France to keep 80 military personnel in Ivory Coast, defence minister says
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 ...
An encroaching desert threatens to swallow Mauritania’s homes and history
An ancient trading post known for housing some of West Africa's most historically significant manuscripts could soon be ...
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France approves ‘ambitious’ ban on PFAS in clothing
PARIS - France has passed a new law that will ban per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) - dubbed "forever chemicals" for ...
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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 ...
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France ends decades of presence in Ivory Coast, returns military base to govt
France has handed over it's only military base in Abidjan, Ivory Coast to the Ivorien government, thus ending decades of ...
Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré is making waves in west Africa. Who is he?
Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led ...
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 ...
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Ruto and Other African Presidents with PhDs
Nonetheless, Africa has some of the most learned presidents in the world. Apart from the late Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe who ...