Naturally, France backed off and could only play its hands on its former colonies from faraway Europe. Successes were ...

France's reputation in its former African colonies has been tainted for a while. A recent speech by President Emmanuel Macron ...

French President Emmanuel macron faced backlash from several African nations after suggesting they should be grateful for ...

PARIS - France starts 2025 with a further drawdown of its military presence in its former African colonies, and fresh tensions ignited this week with controversial remarks by French President Emmanuel ...

French troop withdrawal in West Africa signals the end of 'Françafrique' and shifts geopolitical dynamics with Russia and China.

French colonialism in Africa left deep scars on the peoples of the continent. Numerous testimonies and studies confirm the ...

Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by ...

The president of the Ivory Coast says he has asked France to withdraw its troops from the West African country. Ivory Coast officially gained independence from French colonial rule in 1960 ...

Burkina Faso has now joined countries such as Kenya, Malawi, and Zambia in taking steps to ban the usage of wigs.

"Francophone Africa did not gain full independence" as France continued to exert a degree of political and economic control over its former colonies, including stationing military forces, holding ...