New project set to rename public spaces bearing names of colonial officers as Dakar distances itself from France.

The Senegalese government is seeking to redefine its long-standing relationship with its former colonial rulers, the French, ...

The French army has handed over its last base to the Chadian army, putting an end to its long-term presence in this Sahel ...

More than 400 civilians who worked with French soldiers in Chad assembled in the capital N'djamena this week to call on the ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request ...

As countries continue to pivot from France, Paris too has begun implementing a new Africa strategy launched in late 2024: ...

French President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to “reset” France’s relationship with its former African colonies appear to be ...

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 ...

After almost 10 years of French military involvement failed to stop escalating terrorist violence in the Sahel, the former colonial power began removing its troops from the region in 2022.

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Tuesday sacked a government minister who recently described African soldiers who fought for colonial ... African troops by French forces during ...

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 ...