Several West African countries are intensifying efforts to shed remnants of their colonial past by renaming streets, squares, ...

Criminally, after the war, France carried out massacres of African soldiers that had fought in its ranks against Hitler.

Ivory Coast has announced that French troops will withdraw from the West African nation, further reducing the military influence of the former colonial power in the region. In an end-of-year ...

Activists say Vincent Bolloré built his fortune through abusive business practices in West Africa. They’re urging UMG artists ...

France once had a sizeable colonial presence in Africa and several of its former colonies in west Africa have sought ... which was under French rule from 1893 to 1960, remains a regional ally ...

After throwing off his Communist ties. Houphouet popped up in Paris, became French West Africa’s leading champion of cooperation with France. Paris poured money into the Ivory Coast, and ...

French uranium mining company Orano says it has sued the government of Niger after the disappearance of its director and the ...

ORANO, the French state-owned nuclear fuel company, is exploring the sale of its uranium assets in Niger following ...

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 that unfolded on the same day ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has backed Morocco's sovereignty over the North African territory and supported its autonomy plan as the only solution to the conflict. He paid a visit to Rabat in ...

On December 1, 1944, Black African soldiers who fought in the French West Africa army, were massacred at the Thiaroye Barracks, Dakar. The men had been part of the about 120,000 Africans captured ...