The self-published book by Virginia Bonin Stiles brings Louisiana’s colonial history to the forefront. Mrs. Stiles follows a ...

Residents of the village of Rubino, in south-eastern Côte d'Ivoire, continue to commemorate an uprising against a French ...

To speak today of the French Colonial Empire is, of course, to speak of something belonging to the past. Juridically speaking, the Empire replaced it by the vague and never clearly defined concept of ...

In 1909, French journalist-turned-entrepreneur Pierre-Francois Lardet returned from a trip to Nicaragua determined to recreate a beverage he had tasted there. Five years later, in August 1914, Banania ...

DAKAR – When Gabon’s longtime leader was detained in the latest coup in Africa last week, France condemned the takeover but did little to intervene — despite having hundreds of troops in the country.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — It's been a tumultuous month for France and its relationship with former colonies in Africa, as its influence on the continent faces the biggest challenge in decades. As Paris ...

President Emmanuel Macron has embarked on a four-country visit as he slashes the French military presence and says colonial-era habits and attitudes must die. By Roger Cohen President Emmanuel Macron ...

The president of the Ivory Coast says he has asked France to withdraw its troops from the West African country. Ivory Coast officially gained independence from French colonial rule in 1960, but France ...

Proposed colonization by Jews of four French colonies might ultimately win the financial assistance of the Government it was disclosed today. The aid, however, would be conditional, on the ...

Bistro Saint Emanuel offers brunch and dinner in historic Downtown Mobile's Fort Conde Village. Enjoy southern flair com ...

Part of the invasion fleet of Operation Dragoon, the invasion of Southern France, off the Mediterranean coast in 1944. (US Department of Defense / Wikimedia Commons) HYERES, France (CN) — On Thursday, ...