In France's overseas departments, Creole language and culture are seen as a bulwark against racism and standardisation. The ...

African civil society groups have filed a complaint against French billionaire Vincent Bolloré ... those through whom money is injected into territories where it is later laundered," Paris-based ...

When World War II started, Africa was (save for certain exceptions) a tapestry of colonies. A third of the continent’s ...

Algerian prosecutors have requested a 10-year prison sentence for French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, accused of ...

Rows soon broke out between the major powers. The French, for example, clashed with Britain over several west African territories, and again with King Leopold over central African regions. To avoid an ...

Mr. Sansal had also said that Algeria benefited from French colonization because it gained territory in the Western Sahara that once belonged to the kingdom of Morocco. Mr. Sansal, who had been ...

Since gaining independence from Belgium in 1960, the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen recurrent armed conflict, ...

The ongoing discussions mirror the “Madagascar Plan,” the proposal by officials of Nazi Germany to resettle Europe’s Jews to Madagascar, the then-French island colony just off Africa’s ...

As the world marks 140 years since the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885, it is crucial to reflect on the enduring legacy of this event, particularly in East Africa. The conference, which aimed to divide ...

The week promises to be interesting. First, the United States has announced some new actions since Monday. It is actions, not initiatives. Secondly, and maybe just firstly, this week, I assume, Russia ...