People in Africa were burdened by colonial perceptions of who they were. The British believed Africans were essentially different from Europeans and would stay that way. This point of view invited ...

The massacre at Thiaroye took place on 1 December, 1944, when French colonial troops opened fire on West African soldiers who had just returned from Europe, where they had been fighting for France.

All over France you can find memorials and statues erected to remember the contributions made by French officers and soldiers in World War One. What’s unusual about this statue is that the ...

The massacre at Thiaroye took place on 1 December, 1944, when French colonial troops opened fire on West African soldiers who had just returned from Europe, where they had been fighting for France.

Royal Holloway provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. France has handed over control to the Senegalese government of two military bases in Senegal’s capital, Dakar that it has used ...