Son of colonial fighter killed in Thiaroye massacre takes France to court The only known descendant of a Senegalese rifleman killed by French forces in the 1944 Thiaroye massacre has filed a legal ...

Many places in Michigan, including cities and streets, have French-origin names, a remnant of the state's past. Here's what ...

The ongoing crisis in New Caledonia threatens to unravel more than three decades of French diplomatic engagement, as well as ...

In just over a decade, enslaved Haitians turned the richest colony in the French empire into the first Black republic through ...

French Polynesia is a pivotal element of France’s strategy in the Pacific – and offers a compelling case study for shared ...

French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal is facing five years in prison in Algeria after he lost an appeal against his ...

Hausa, which is spoken by almost 50 percent of the population, has been named the official language of Niger, replacing French, which was imposed during the colonial period.

For much of his life, Paul Gauguin railed against the deadening effects of bourgeois domesticity. But as Sue Prideaux writes ...

Michigan was once a hub of French colonial settlements, starting in the 17th century. Across the state, place names continue to reflect Michigan's French legacy. This story has been updated with ...

Those who attended the 300th birthday party for the comte de Rochambeau celebrated his partnership with Washington, and the civil way they made decisions.

France’s selection of eight uncapped players among a team of unknowns for the first test against New Zealand on Saturday ...