Ivory Coast President, Alassane Ouattara, on Tuesday, said that French forces would withdraw from the nation.
Ouattara, while speaking in an end-of-year address to the nation, said Ivorians should be proud of the modernised state of their own armed forces.
“In this context, we have decided on the coordinated and organised withdrawal of French forces,” he said.
Sources said that France has been considering reducing its military presence in West and Central African…
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