Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will leave the country after a decades-long military presence, the latest African nation to downscale military ties with its former colonial power.
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara said the pullout would begin in January 2025.
France has had up to 600 troops in Ivory Coast.
Outtara's announcement follows that of other leaders across West Africa, where France’s militaries are being asked to leave.
Analysts have described the requests for French troops to leave Africa as part of the wider structural transformation in the region’s engagement with Paris.
(AP)
