according to French statistics. The war’s ending sparked similar disenchantment in Britain’s colonies in East and West Africa ...

Instead, the South African government said Afrikaners — who are the descendants of Dutch and French colonial settlers — are “amongst the most economically privileged” in the country.

Afrikaners are the descendants of mainly Dutch and French colonial settlers who first came to South Africa in the 17th century. There are around 2.7 million Afrikaners among South Africa’s ...

As President Trump pushes to end the Russian invasion, two books look at the paramilitary Wagner Group and consider the shape ...

The French Development Agency (AFD) said it would invest 150 million euros ($167 million) in Western Sahara in 2025-2026, following Paris' recognition of Morocco's sovereignty over the disputed desert ...

The announcement was made by Rioux during a press briefing following his meeting, on Friday in Rabat, with Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita.The ...

Living in Hong Kong, one of the world’s great dining cities, I have found it quite easy to be impressed with the drink and ...

As France and Europe mark 80 years since the Allied victory against Nazi Germany, Algeria is remembering another chapter of 1945 – the massacre of thousands of Algerians by French colonial ...

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — As Europe celebrates the 80th anniversary of its triumph over fascism and the end of World War II, Algeria is remembering a darker anniversary: the colonial-era massacres ...

Picking some highlights of Independent 2025, from Constanza Camila Kramer Garfias's reimagined maps to Adam Higgins's ...

Thank you for publishing the article written by Mr Arjuna Hulugalle on my British Empire Medal award. I appreciate the ...

To create high-resolution maps of each city over time, researchers analyzed more than 2,500 satellite radar images between 2015 and 2021. They created roughly 400 precise images for each city that ...