France still has some level of control over its former colonies, here's how. France and Britain were colonial overlords of Africa; while Britain colonised 22 African countries, France colonised 20.

In the centuries when Europe’s colonial powers rose to prominence, beginning in the 15th century, the UK and France ruled over more than 95% of the African continent, with the UK colonising 22 states ...

“You have only to ask for independence,” said Charles de Gaulle two years ago as he sought to abate the fever of African nationalism by organizing France’s African empire into a Community of ...

In what the publisher describes as “an original history of race-making, belonging and rights,” Jean-Baptiste investigates the fluctuating identities of “métis,” referring to the multiracial children ...

French senators adopted a bill on Wednesday to simplify the return of artworks looted during the colonial era to their ...

The new legislation aims to broaden the restitution of colonial-era assets, introducing clear criteria and a transparent process for handling requests from the countries involved.