In a significant move signaling the growing rejection of Western military presence in the region, Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara has announced the “concerted and organized withdrawal” of French troops from Ivory Coast, beginning this January. Related: French Military Base Handed Over to Chadian Army Amid Shifting Defense Relations This decision marks the latest in a […]

An Islamic State (ISIS) network of Syrians and Iraqis based in Côte d’Ivoire and Madagascar was dismantled last July, in a undercover operation, reported Le Monde on Sunday, which said it was ready to be established in Europe. Related:Warn of the Growing Global Influence of the Islamic State Branch in Somalia According to the newspaper, […]

In Cote d’Ivoire, though malaria-related mortality has more than halved, from 3,222 deaths in 2017 to 1,485 deaths in 2023, more than 1,000 children under five still die of malaria each year.