The world’s oldest president, Cameroon’s Paul Biya, is running for yet another term. Biya’s autocratic rule stems directly from a brutal colonial war France waged in the 1950s and ’60s while keeping ...

Explore how the rise of the BRICS bloc is challenging France's historical dominance in West Africa, reshaping political, ...

The first ancient Greek colonies were established as early as the 8th century BC, while wide colonization continued through ...

The agreement does not grant France’s 172 years-old Pacific colony independence, either immediately or in the future.

France will return the skull of a Sakalava king, along with those of two of his warriors, to Madagascar in August 2025. This repatriation comes 128 years after their beheading in 1897. Madagascar's ...

France has closed its permanent military bases in Chad and Ivory Coast since early 2025, but no base closure has been ...

In the port city of Marseille in the south of France, a local artist is leading tours that shed light on the city's colonial ...

Frantz Fanon was one of the major anti-colonial thinkers of the 20th century and a hero of the Algerian liberation movement.

Although the Royal Charter of the Colony of Virginia in 1609 granted the authority to mint coins, the power was never used ...

In the late 19th century, Europe and the United States indulged their desire for ...

The French military handed over its last military base and withdrew its troops on Thursday. This marks the end of a departure ...

This is the first in a weekly series to be featured every Saturday in The Recorder over the next on the founding of this ...