Between 35 and 400 West African soldiers who fought for the French Army in the Battle of France in 1940 were killed on Dec. 1, 1944 by French soldiers after what the French described as a mutiny ...

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a statement as part of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu's two-day state visit to France, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. (Sarah ...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday for the first time recognized the killing of West African soldiers by the French Army in 1944 as a massacre in a letter addressed to the Senegalese ...

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has called for the closure of French military bases in Senegal ahead of the upcoming 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre. In an interview with AFP on Thursday, ...

Several other francophone countries in west and central Africa, including Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, have been taken over by military juntas that have expelled French forces and turned to ...

The French army has nonetheless been able to fly some supplies over Algerian air space, using civil aircrafts registered abroad. The last flight made was from Pau, France on 3 December with an Antonov ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday for the first time recognized the killing of West African soldiers by the French Army in 1944 as a massacre in a letter ...

Chad has announced it is ending military cooperation with former colonial power France. The development comes just hours after a visit by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot. “The ...

The decision by Chad is another blow to what remained of France’s military influence in the troubled ... the latest blow to French efforts to maintain sway on the continent it once colonized.

Chad's decision will require French troops — around a thousand are reportedly stationed there — to leave the landlocked Central African country. Chad is the latest nation asking France to withdraw its ...