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 ...

France, once Africa’s dominant post-colonial power, has seen its presence erode dramatically. In recent years, military regimes in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have expelled French forces and ...

On his state visit to Madagascar, French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged the pain of colonial rule but avoided offering a direct apology. His speech, filled with symbolic gestures and calls for ...

Street names in Ivory Coast's economic capital have taken on a decidedly more local flavour over the past few weeks, as African names have replaced French ones in ... France once had a sizeable ...

Sunny with a high of 90 °F (32.2 °C). Winds from N to NNW at 6 to 11 mph (9.7 to 17.7 kph). Night - Clear. Winds variable at 4 to 6 mph (6.4 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 53 °F (11.7 ...

Algeria has been living for decades with the consequences of a mine war waged by France in the middle of the last century.Despite numerous appeals, Paris has never acknowledged its responsibility or ...

He deconstructed what he called “the colonial library”: the accounts of Africa by Europeans whose ... Mr. Mudimbe’s book was translated into French. She compared it to “Orientalism ...

The repatriation of African art is gaining momentum, but a number of highly important and symbolic pieces remain in the hands of the continent’s former colonisers. Europe is re-evaluating its colonial ...

Madagascar, along with neighbouring Mauritius Island and the Comoros – all former French Colonies – has long claimed them. This map shows the Scattered Islands, a cluster of French-held ...