but it is now reinforcing its presence in Libya to compensate for the potential loss of its Syrian logistical hubs. Ivory Coast was one of France’s staunchest allies in Africa and a long-time ...

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 ...

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 ...

Amid the efforts to disband rebel factions, there were deadly clashes in a region on Syria’s western coast on Wednesday as the new administration struggled to impose order. In Tartus‎, a major ...

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 ...