The Armed Forces of Côte d'Ivoire are the armed forces of Ivory Coast, first formed after the country's independence in 1960.
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Soumaila Bakayoko [fr] (blue cap), Chief of Staff of the Army, conducts a review of his troops in Odienné
A Côte d'Ivoire Gulfstream G-IV
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Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially as the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre o
Armed Forces of the Republic of Ivory Coast
…The Armed Forces of Côte d'Ivoire (French: Forces Armées de Cote d'Ivoire; "FACI") are the armed forces of Ivory Coast, first formed after the country's independence in 1960. The Ivorian military has its roots in the colonial armed forces of French West Africa, which…
Prehistoric polished stone celt from Boundiali in northern Ivory Coast, photo taken at the IFAN Museum of African Arts in Dakar, Senegal
Pre-European kingdoms
Louis-Gustave Binger of French West Africa in 1892 treaty signing with Famienkro leaders, in present-day N'zi-Comoé Region, Ivory Coast
Arrival in Kong of Louis-Gustave Binger in 1892