Congo, where the city is located, is thought to be one of the world's most linguistically diverse nations, with more than 200 ...

“For these countries, it’s about sovereignty,” Francophone Africa security ... lives of people across these countries, which ...

This stands in contrast with the British, who immediately demobbed African soldiers after the war. Acquiring the values and language of the French brought opportunities and prospects for people in ...

But when the conference was finished, the migrants, who mainly come from France's former west African colonies ... on the role in September. 'The French people want more order order in 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 ...

In May 1958, the General Union of Workers of Black Africa (UGTAN ... and Dignity of the People, M62). They released a statement against the presence of the French military in Niger, which had ...

During this year’s Disarmament Week, the United Nations Regional Center for Peace, and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) organized a workshop with parliamentarians from French-speaking African ...

"The military presence of France is unpopular with the local people, given the vestiges ... Macron said in a speech on Jan 6 to French ambassadors that African countries had "forgotten to say ...

Lastly, and closely linked to all these priorities, the President of the Republic is keen to boost French private investment in Africa, in order to open high-quality clinics and develop the necessary ...

the Wolof tribe of West Africa, were one of those peoples that the French colonial theorists had decided were a naturally warrior people the Race Guerrre. Troops who should lead an assault and ...

[VOA] Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will leave the country after a decadeslong military presence. It is the latest African nation to downscale military ties with its former ...