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From street names to textbooks, Senegal is rewriting French colonial memory
Standing in front of his stall where he patiently waited for a customer, Seck questioned the point of having an Avenue ...
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French troops to exit Senegal by end of 2025
Senegal distances itself from colonial past, following trend sweeping across West and Central Africa since 2022.
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Algeria: France's colonial nuclear past: Sahara explosions still echo between Paris and Algiers
Algeria rescues the nuclear past as a French colony to restore its relationship with Paris, 65 years after the first tests ...
The Economist13d
France’s bitter retreat from west Africa
Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request ...
BBC13y
French and British Colonial Styles
Leopold Senghor talking in August 1946. SOLDIER'S POINT OF VIEW "I got into the French army during the colonial period...and first I was a private, then I became a sergeant in the army after four ...
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Senegal renames streets named after French colonial figures
In Senegal, streets named after French colonial figures are being changed to names of prominent people from Senegal. The move comes as the West African country is rethinking its ties with France and ...
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Algeria demands France acknowledge 'nuclear crimes' committed on its soil
Algerian speaker says France carried out 17 nuclear tests on its territory during its colonial era - Anadolu Ajansı ...
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From street names to textbooks, Senegal is rewriting French colonial memory
Dakar, Senegal – On a weekday at Dakar’s open-air Fass Market, traders call out in a rhythmic buzz as some buyers approach from a nearby major highway: Boulevard du General de Gaulle, a road ...