Experts say they are following the example of Sahel countries as local leaders and populations want more sovereignty over ...

Show more Kate Adie introduces stories on Syria, Myanmar, Ivory Coast, the Russian Orthodox church and Tunisia. The threat of being 'disappeared' was central to Bashar al Assad's system of ...

French troops will soon begin departing Ivory Coast, raising questions about what France's military presence in West Africa ...

Ivory Coast has become the latest West African nation to downscale military ties with former colonial power France. Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will withdraw from the ...

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 ...