Forces Armées de Cote d'Ivoire

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      Oružane snage Obala Bjelokosti (Armées de Cote d'Ivoire; "FACI") vuku korijene iz kolonijalnih oružanih snaga francuske zapadne Afrike, koje su imale sjedište u Dakaru u Senegalu, ali su imale baze u nekoliko zasebnih vojnih regija. Oružane snage se sastoje od Kopnene vojske, Avijacije, Mornarice, Nacionalne žandarmerije i Republikanske garde.

      The Armed Forces of Côte d'Ivoire (Forces Armées de Cote d'Ivoire; "FACI") has its roots in the colonial armed forces of French West Africa, which were headquartered in Dakar, Senegal but possessed bases in several distinct military regions. Armed Forces of Ivory Coast consist from Army, Air Force, Navy, National Gendarmerie and Ivorian Republican Guard.

      Od neovisnosti, Obala Bjelokosti održava paravojne žandarmerijske snage s mandatom pomaganja policiji u izvršavanju zakona u ruralnim okruzima zemlje. Međutim, može se rasporediti zajedno s vojskom radi ugušivanja unutarnjih nemira. Niz desetljeća broj pripadnika nacionalne žandarmerije ostajao je na oko 4000 do 5000 žandara, pod komandom pukovnika. Proživjela je masovnu ekspanziju nakon izbijanja Prvog ivorijskog građanskog rata, povećavši se na oko 12 000 pripadnika kojima je zapovijedao general-major. Žandari prolaze obuku kadeta na Nacionalnoj žandarmerijskoj akademiji. Nacionalna žandarmerija ima i istražni odjel (Brigades de Recherches), koja je optuživana za razna kršenja ljudskih prava, uključujući vansudska ubojstva i nezakonito pritvaranje.

      Since independence, the Ivory Coast has maintained a paramilitary gendarmerie force with a mandate to assist the police with law enforcement duties in the country's rural districts. However, it may also be deployed alongside the army to quell internal unrest. For a number of decades, the size of the Ivorian National Gendarmerie remained consistent at around 4,000 to 5,000 personnel, supervised by a commandant. It underwent a massive expansion following the outbreak of the First Ivorian Civil War, increasing to about 12,000 personnel commanded by a major general. Gendarmes undergo training as cadets at a National Gendarmerie Academy. The National Gendarmerie maintains an investigative branch, the Brigades de Recherches, which has been accused of various human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killings and unlawful detention.

      Kopnena vojska je imala tri pješadijska bataljona, oklopni bataljon, artiljerijsku bateriju i sedam specijaliziranih četa 1993. Djelotvorna snaga vojske bila je oko 3.000 vojnika u prvih deset godina neovisnosti Bjelokosti, povećavajući se na preko 8000 sredinom 1980-ih prije nego što je stalno padala na oko 5500. Oduvijek je to bila najveća grana oružanih snaga.

      The Ivorian army had three infantry battalions, an armoured battalion, an artillery battery, and seven specialist companies in 1993. The effective strength of the army was about 3,000 troops for the first ten years of Ivorian independence, increasing to over 8,000 in the mid-1980s before declining steadily to about 5,500. It has always remained the largest branch of the armed forces.

      Zrakoplovstvo 1979. imalo je samo zrakoplove za prijevoz i vezu. 1987. službeno ime zrakoplovstva, Ivoirian Air Transport and Liaison Group (Groupement Aérien de Transport et de Liaison - GATL), 'odražava izvornu misiju koja je više usmjerena na logistiku i transport, a ne na borbene snage.' 2004. godine, nakon zračnog napada na francuske mirovne snage francuska vojska uništila je sve zrakoplove u zrakoplovstvu Obale Bjelokosti (two Sukhoi SU25, three Mi 24 plus two helicopters more). Od tada je zrakoplovstvo Obale Bjelokosti obnovljeno.

      The 1979 air force had only transport and liaison aircraft. In 1987 the Air Force's official name, Ivoirian Air Transport and Liaison Group (Groupement Aérien de Transport et de Liaison—GATL), 'reflects an original mission focused more on logistics and transport rather than a combat force.' In 2004, following an air strike on French peacekeepers by Ivorian forces, the French military destroyed all aircraft in the Air Force of Ivory Coast. Since then, the Air Force of Ivory Coast has been rebuilt.

      Obala Bjelokosti ima mornaricu za „smeđe vode“ čija je misija nadzor nad obalnim područjem i sigurnost državne obale od 340 kilometara. Operativna sposobnost mornarice ozbiljno je degradirana zbog preusmjeravanja resursa na vojsku i zrakoplovstvo tijekom građanskih ratova, a i dalje je nesposobna izvoditi operacije izvan blizine Abidjana. U 2018. javljeno je da mornarica kupuje više plovila iz Francuske (30 čamaca na napuhavanje i 10 patrolnih čamaca), ali za upotrebu od strane policije i žandarmerije.

      Ivory Coast has a brown-water navy whose mission is coastal surveillance and security for the nation's 340-mile coastline. The operational capability of the navy was severely degraded due to the diversion of resources to the army and air force during the civil wars, and it remains incapable of conducting operations beyond the general vicinity of Abidjan. In 2018 it was reported the navy was purchasing more vessels from France (30 inflatable boats and 10 patrol craft), but for use by police and gendarmerie.

      Republikanska garda (Garde républicaine de Côte d'Ivoire) neovisna je vojna formacija u Obali Bjelokosti koja je odgovorna za zaštitu državnih službenika i zgrada. Jedna je od najbolje opremljenih jedinica u oružanim snagama. Na čelu s generalom zbora, sastoji se od generalštaba i 2 grupacije (jedna u Abidjanu i jedna u Yamoussoukrou), koja se sastoji od 2500 ljudi.

      The Ivorian Republican Guard (Garde républicaine de Côte d'Ivoire) is an independent military formation in the Ivory Coast that is responsible for protection of government officials and buildings. It is one of the most well equipped units in the Armed Forces. Led by a general of the army corps, it is composed of a general staff, and 2 Groupings (one in Abidjan and one in Yamoussoukro), consisting of 2,500 men.