Ivory Coast has announced that French troops will withdraw from the West African nation, further reducing the military ...

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said on Tuesday that French forces would withdraw from the West African nation, ...

Senegal has announced the closure of all foreign military bases, without setting a timeline for the exit of foreign troops.

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye last month expressed his desire to close the French bases in Senegal. “Senegal is an ...

Ivory Coast has become the latest West African nation to downscale military ties with former colonial power France.

Senegal’s prime minister has announced the closure of “all foreign military bases” in the country, a statement essentially ...

It took just over 40 hours of intense military action to dismantle Portugal’s 450-year grip on Goa, but the seeds for this ...

This decision to close bases appears to be aimed primarily at France. A former colonial power in much of Africa, France has faced opposition from some African leaders over an alleged demeaning and ...

France has officially handed over its first military base in Faya-Largeau to Chad as part of an ongoing withdrawal of French ...

A former colonial power in much of Africa, France has faced opposition from some African leaders over what they described as a demeaning and heavy-handed approach to the continent. France ...