France waged a war marked by "extreme violence" during Cameroon's fight for independence in the late 1950s, historians said ...

France is "far from ready" to build six nuclear reactors, the state's top audit body said on Tuesday, underlining the challenges the country faces in rejuvenating its ageing fleet of nuclear power ...

wrote François Le Mercier, Jesuit superior in Québec. Jean-Baptiste Colbert, wanted the already established colonies, such as New France to grow: "The King has formed companies, which like the ...

N'DJAMENA: A contingent of 120 soldiers left Chad on Dec 20 marking the beginning of France's troop withdrawal from one of the last former colonies where it still maintained a military presence.

In his New Year's address, Alassane Ouattara ... in order to salvage the last few military footholds it has left in its former colonies in the West African region. France re-organizing toward "a less ...