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 ...

THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal (AP) — Biram Senghor regularly pays his respects at a military cemetery in Thiaroye, a fishing village near Senegal’s capital Dakar, bowing in front of a different grave each ...

SAINT-RAPHAËL, France (CN) — Under light rainfall and gray skies, French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday praised the critical role soldiers from Africa, the Antilles and Oceania played in the ...

“The France of today can no longer write or tell this tragic chapter of history alone.” This reaction from Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko to France’s decision to grant the status of “Died for ...

Legislators in Algeria voted to declare France's colonisation of the North African country a crime, approving a law that calls for restitution of property taken by France during its 130-year rule, ...

PARIS (Reuters) - A soldier from the French Foreign Legion died in Mali, the French presidency said on Monday. The presidency said the death of the soldier, Kevin Clement, occurred during an operation ...

Hundreds of West African soldiers who fought for France during World War II were likely killed by the French army on Dec. 1, 1944, after demanding unpaid wages. THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal (AP) — Biram ...