The Algerian Senate toned down some of the original provisions in the bill, such as a call for apologies and reparations from France.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most original homes in the French Colonial style are quite old, as France's official presence in the U.S. began in the mid-1600s ...

France has handed over the Djidji Ayokwe or "talking drum" back to Côte d'Ivoire after it was looted by colonial troops in 1916. Used by the Ebrie tribe to transmit messages, the drum is one of ...

The bill states that France holds “legal responsibility for its colonial past in Algeria and the tragedies it caused”. It lists the “crimes of French colonisation”, including nuclear tests, ...

PARIS (AP) — As French police race to track where the Louvre’s stolen crown jewels have gone, a growing chorus wants a brighter light on where they came from. The artifacts were French, but the gems ...

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This article was originally published by The Conversation. Read the original article. The 2017 French election was watched with great nervousness by millions across Francophone Africa. That's because ...

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 ...