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 ...

Once Syria's most influential minority, Alawites struggle to move on from their association with a hated dictator.

French troop withdrawal in West Africa signals the end of 'Françafrique' and shifts geopolitical dynamics with Russia and ...

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 ...

A crash involving a freight truck and a passenger bus in Ivory Coast on Tuesday killed at least 17 people and left several injured, authorities said. The vehicles collided in Ponan-Ouinlo, a village ...

At least 14 law enforcement personnel were killed in western Syria overnight in an “ambush ... terrorize people in some areas of the Syrian coast.” “We will not tolerate any criminal ...

Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will leave the country after a decadeslong military presence. It is the latest African nation to downscale military ties with its former ...

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 ...

French troops helped protect civilians during the civil war in Ivory Coast from 2002-07 Ivory Coast has announced that French troops will withdraw from the West African nation, further reducing ...