French forces to withdraw – Ivory Coast president

French forces to withdraw – Ivory Coast president

 Ivory Coast President, Alassane Ouattara, on Tuesday, said
that French forces would withdraw from the nation.

 

Ouattara, while speaking in an end-of-year address to the
nation, said Ivorians should be proud of the modernised state of their own
armed forces.

 

“In this context, we have decided on the coordinated and
organised withdrawal of French forces,” he said.

 

Sources said that France has been considering reducing its
military presence in West and Central African countries, including Ivory Coast,
to 600 troops from around 2,200 now.

 

Recall that France has already pulled its soldiers out of
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, amid military coups in those countries and
spreading anti-French sentiment.

 

Similarly, the Chadian government, which is a key Western
ally in the fight against Islamic militants in the region has also ended its
defence cooperation pact with France in November.

 

Source: French forces to withdraw – Ivory Coast president

 - NigerianEye
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