Ivory Coast says French troops to leave the country after decades
Jan 2, 2025 #AlassaneOuattara #AlJazeeraEnglish #Abidjan
Ivory Coast has announced that French troops will leave the country this month after a
Jan 2, 2025 #AlassaneOuattara #AlJazeeraEnglish #Abidjan
Ivory Coast has announced that French troops will leave the country this month after a decades-long military presence, becoming the latest African nation to downscale military ties with its former coloniser.
In an end-of-year address to the nation on Tuesday, President Alassane Ouattara said the 43rd BIMA marine infantry battalion at Port-Bouet in Abidjan – where French troops were stationed – “will be handed over” to Ivory Coast’s armed forces as of January 2025.
Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports.
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