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Ivory Coast to remove French troops as colonial power wanes

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France is to withdraw its troops from the Ivory Coast, a process that will begin this month with the handover of the 43rd BIMA marine infantry battalion at Port-Bout in Abidjan to the Ivory Coast's armed forces. The move is part of a long-planned reorganization of France's military relations with West and Central African countries.

    1. In this context, we have decided on the coordinated and organised withdrawal of French forces.
    1. France is reaping the consequences of its interventionism in Africa and its failure to successfully curb terrorism.
    2. More than any other country, France has been exposed in Africa because of its military footprint and its adoption of measures perceived as neocolonial.