Ivory Coast, France to Keep Some Military Ties

France to hand over sole military base in Ivory Coast
France will hand over its only military base in Ivory Coast, its former star colony in West Africa, and both sides say the run-up is proceeding seamlessly without any rancour. The 230-hectare (570-acre) Port-Bouet military camp flanking Ivory Coast’s main city has been a fixture in the country’s life for decades and helped stabilise the world’s top cocoa producer after coups and unrest broke out in the stable nation after 2000.
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 its forces across West and Central Africa.
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, France to Keep Some Military Ties Amid Troops Exit
Ivory Coast and France will continue to cooperate in the area of military training as French troops start pulling out of an army base in the West African nation, France Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said in Abidjan,
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.
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Ex-Banker Thiam Renounces French Citizenship to Run in Ivory Coast Election
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