Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G France has officially handed over control of its last military base in Ivory Coast, a former French colony, to the Ivorian government. While about 80 French servicemen remain to advise and train the Ivorian military,

Ivory Coast has officially taken control of the last remaining French military base in the country as the majority of French forces departed from countries across West Africa.

Ivory Coast and France plan to maintain some security cooperation even as French soldiers stationed in the West African country start withdrawing.

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast officially took control of the last remaining French military base in the country on Thursday as the majority of French forces departed from countries ...