France’s influence in Africa is weakening, but it hasn’t disappeared. While political ties are fading, its economic grip ...

The highlight of PM Modi’s latest France visit was the gestures of bonhomie seen with host President Macron. The two ...

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, a freedom fighter during British colonial authority, tried an escape from captivity on July 8, 1910 ...

During British colonial rule, freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar had attempted an escape from captivity on July 8, 1910 ...

Toussaint L’Ouverture emerged as the leader of the Haitian revolution in the late 1780s, playing a key role in leading the ...

The CFA franc (Franc des Colonies Francais d’Afrique) was introduced in 1945, well before France’s decolonization in the late 1950s, as a way for France to control the economies of its African ...

Albuquerque’s Guild Cinema screened the new documentary “Dahomey.” Directed by French-Senegalese filmmaker Mati Diop, the ...

In Senegal, streets named after French colonial figures are being changed to names of prominent people from Senegal. The move comes as the West African country is rethinking its ties with France and ...

Long before there were air ambulance companies like CareFlight, and TV shows like 'China Beach' and 'M*A*S*H,' Valérie André ...

Saikat Majumdar’s new book explores the rise of amateurs as a response to colonial rule, and its current form, embodied by ...

The French Quarter boasts world-renowned music venues, such as Preservation Hall, presenting New Orleans jazz in an intimate ...