Senegal distances itself from colonial past, following trend sweeping across West and Central Africa since 2022.

French President Emmanuel Macron's efforts ... reminding him that African soldiers had fought for France during World War II. "It was thanks to our ancestors that France exists today," Sonko ...

“Most of North Africa was under colonial rule during World War II, with some countries even ... shaped by its colonial history, whether by French or Italian influences. “The common denominator ...

AFRICA AND FRANCE Britain was never invaded by the Germans. But France was occupied in 1942. There was a Free French government in exile led by Charles De Gaulle. African colonies had to choose ...

Recent events in Cameroon have provoked strong reactions among African social media users who have condemned France's alleged ...

Seven years on and the French government's very public commitment to return art and cultural objects back to Africa, seemed to have stalled.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday ... Macron's move, on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the World War II killings in Thiaroye — a fishing village on the ...

Men brought over from the French colonies in North Africa and West Africa to fight and to die for France, the nation that had taken over their own countries by military force in the 19th century.