- Ivory Coast announces French troops’ withdrawal, reducing former colonial influence in West Africa.
- Senegal confirms closure of French military bases by end of 2025.
- French forces to withdraw from Ivory Coast’s Port Bouét battalion, transferring control to Ivorian troops.
- France scaling down military presence across West Africa after troop withdrawals from Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.
- France maintains a reduced military presence in Gabon amidst broader African strategy shifts.
- Increased Russian involvement in Sahel countries following French troop departures.
- France retains fewer than 2,000 troops in Djibouti and Gabon amid geopolitical recalibration in Africa.
- Ivory Coast, once a model of stability, faces challenges since 2002 armed rebellion but remains a leading cocoa exporter.
