Ivory Coast
Macron's brand-new Africa envoy due to meet Ouattara

Gabon
How Paris is redefining its military cooperation with Libreville

While the French army officially handed over its military base last year, France still wants to keep a small contingent of 70 soldiers in Libreville.

Ivory Coast
Paris and Abidjan speed up handover of French military base

The barracks housing the French forces stationed in Abidjan are due to be officially handed back to Ivory Coast on 22 January. President Alassane Ouattara is also due to meet his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Paris this month.

Ivory Coast
Ouattara set to release final 2024 defence funds

The disbursement comes after multiple delays.

The New Guard
Ivory Coast, West Africa, Madagascar

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Ivory Coast
Army pays price for hefty Africa Cup expenditure

Following substantial investment in organising Africa's top football tournament, the government is in arrears to its defence suppliers. And this is having a knock-on effect on the army.

Ivory Coast
Gbagbo thanks Ouattara for pardoning jailed associates

Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo phoned the current head of state, Alassane Ouattara, on 23 February to thank him for the pardon he granted the previous day to several of his imprisoned former associates.

Ivory Coast
Svenska on brink of losing Ivorian oil assets

The Ivorian oil assets of Svenska Petroleum, owned by Saudi-Ethiopian billionaire Mohammed al-Amoudi, could soon be sold off to US firm Vaalco.

West Africa
Paris presents military restructuring plan to African presidencies

The Elysée and the defence ministry have been holding discreet consultations with a handful of African "partners" to present the reorganisation of France's military presence on the continent.

West Africa
French armed forces minister Lecornu due in Abidjan and Dakar

France's armed forces minister Sébastien Lecornu will travel to Ivory Coast and Senegal in the coming days, though his schedule has yet to be finalised