In his New Year’s address, Alassane Ouattara, president of Ivory Coast since 2010—when he took power with the aid of French military intervention—announced, “We have decided on the ...

People in several northern communities might have recently noticed a peculiar sight at their airports: a French military plane. “We never got any information that we would be receiving this ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has urged young volunteers to "reinforce" army ranks in an address to French military personnel. During a speech at the Army Digital and Cyber Support Command in ...

Khartoum, Jan 25 The Sudanese government announced that its armed forces had achieved major victories in the capital Khartoum, amid reports of breaking the siege on the army's General Command ...

France's President Emmanuel Macron greets Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara in the castle of Villers-Cotterets, northeastern France, on October 4, 2024 [Ludovic Marin/AFP] French military ...

KHARTOUM, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Sudanese government on Friday announced that its armed forces had achieved major victories in the capital Khartoum, amid reports of breaking the siege on the army's ...

In tonight's edition: The French military base in Abidjan will be handed back to Côte d'Ivoire in January 2025, President Alassane Ouattara says. Also, Zimbabwe’s blueberry sector is thriving.

A few hundred civilians employed by the French army in Senegal, gathered on wednesday to express their concern about the announced departure of the French military base.

French hands over first military base as part of withdrawal from Chad This article was adapted from the original version in French. Read or Listen to this story on the RFI website.

The French president’s attitude towards Africa has been an ongoing headache for his diplomats on the continent, who find ...

On Wednesday, Ivory Coast made a significant announcement regarding the future of its military relationship with France. The West African country confirmed that French troops, stationed in the ...

The base, which currently hosts around 1,000 French soldiers, will be renamed Général Ouattara Thomas d'Aquin after the head of the Ivorian Chief of Staff, news agency AFP reported. Military shift ...