Many places in Michigan, including cities and streets, have French-origin names, a remnant of the state's past. Here's what ...

There recently arrived in Paris two specimens of the products of France's colonial empire, but their conduct became so bad that both of them found themselves in the presence of the magistrate who ...

The practice of “Françafrique,” a term used to describe the continued neo-colonial relationship between France and its former colonies, has perpetuated allegations of French control over ...

New project set to rename public spaces bearing names of colonial officers as Dakar distances itself from France.

Political instability in former French colonies in Africa is fast gaining prominence with the latest military takeover happening in Gabon. Gabonese President Ali Bongo was all but set to extend his 14 ...

Denouncing the new French colonial settlement system, organisations from the last French colonies have signed a joint declaration here to push for decolonisation, a cause supported by the Non ...

French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal is facing five years in prison in Algeria after he lost an appeal against his ...

New project set to rename public spaces bearing names of colonial officers as Dakar distances itself from France.

Some former French colonies in Africa are fast gaining notoriety for military coups. Experts blame the worrying trend on high levels of poverty, poor governance, excessive French influence and ...