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 ...

France encouraged an increasing closeness with her colonies on the eve of independence and thereafter. Britain took the view that it would give limited support to its colonies as they moved into ...

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

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 ...

The British Empire stretched over 13 million square miles across several continents—23 percent of the world's land—at its height in 1922, whence comes the phrase: "The sun never sets on the ...

In the 1850s, persecution of French missionaries gave France an excuse to expand their colonial empire into Vietnam. In 1859, French troops destroyed the citadel at Gia Dinh. Skirmishes continued ...

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

The Architecture of Empire: France in India and Southeast Asia, 1664-1962 by Gauvin A. Bailey McGill-Queen’s University Press 2022. 488 pp. (cloth), ISBN 978-0-228-01142-2 Reviewed by Rachael Maxon ...

Dakar, Senegal – On a weekday at Dakar’s open-air Fass Market, traders call out in a rhythmic buzz as some buyers approach from a nearby major highway: Boulevard du General de Gaulle, a road ...