France hands over its Port-Bouët military base to Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast officially took control of Port-Bouët, the last remaining French military base in the country on Thursday.

Paris officially handed the camp over in a ceremony that included a changing of the guard to mark the transfer of security responsibilities to the Ivorian army.

France has been present in Ivory Coast for decades, but the handover comes as the majority of its forces leave countries across West Africa.

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