Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Bloomberg) -- Ivory Coast’s president announced the withdrawal of French troops from the country, joining a growing number of ...

FILE - Ivorian special forces soldiers conduct an urban reconnaissance exercise under the supervision of French special forces during the annual US. Military led counterterrorism training known as ...

Ivory Coast is regarded as one of the strongest — if not the strongest — of sub-Saharan African sovereign Eurobond issuers. Its Ba2/BB/BB ratings are higher than nearly every other country on the ...

The president of the Ivory Coast says he has asked France to withdraw its troops from the West African country. Ivory Coast officially gained independence from French colonial rule in 1960, but France ...

French President Emmanuel Macron celebrates with French soldiers during a Christmas dinner at Port-Bouet military camp near Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Dec. 21, 2019, during a visit to West Africa. [VOA] In ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Police raids have rescued 33 West Africans from a human trafficking ring in Ivory Coast that lured people into paying fees and providing coerced labor by promising them jobs in Canada ...

Ivory Coast and France plan to maintain some security cooperation even as French soldiers stationed in the West African country start withdrawing. The two countries will continue to engage on training ...

Ivory Coast’s president announced the withdrawal of French troops from the country, joining a growing number of francophone states that have asked the former colonial power to relinquish its military ...