PARIS - France returned on Thursday its sole military base in Ivory Coast to the west African nation's authorities, marking ...

A changing of the guard took place at the beginning of the ceremony to mark the transfer of security responsibilities to the ...

Ivory Coast officially took control of the last remaining French military base in the country on Thursday as the majority of French forces departed from ...

Dakar and Paris are setting up a joint commission to arrange the departure of French troops from Senegal's territory by the ...

The CFA franc (Franc des Colonies Francais d’Afrique) was introduced in 1945, well before France’s decolonization in the late ...

Three different flags can be found flying across Kosovo. The official flag bears the diamond shape of its territory and six stars symbolising the six main ethnic groups on a blue background.

NATO Crisis 'Cheers' Putin; U.S.-Led Bloc 'Unable To Move Troops Across EU Because...' ...

Dakar, Senegal – On a weekday at Dakar’s open-air Fass Market, traders call out in a rhythmic buzz as some buyers approach from a nearby major highway: Boulevard du General de Gaulle, a road ...

France has begun withdrawing its troops from Senegal, starting with the evacuation of three military bases. "Maréchal," "Saint-Exupéry," and "Contre-amiral Protêt" bases were vacated in recent days, ...

Once a holding cell for kidnapped Africans, the island’s House of Slaves is today a UNESCO World Heritage site—and the site of healing and atonement.

After Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, Chad surprised Paris by announcing on November 28, 2024, the end of its military partnership with France. Senegal ... of its former colonies after losing ...