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 ...

​Colonial-style architecture has evolved into an umbrella of designs, all influenced by the original settlers in the U.S.​ ...

Time has failed to heal the colonial-era crimes perpetuated by France in Africa. As many as 29 countries that were under French occupation in the continent are still pursuing reparations for the ...

General Louis Faidherbe, who ended up becoming the colonial administrator of Senegal, was the first French official to recognize the riches and resources of West Africa, making the region known as a ...

The People’s National Assembly, the lower house of Algeria’ parliament, began debating a draft law on Saturday seeking to criminalize French colonization. The draft proposal has five chapters with 27 ...

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 ...

But there are darker legacies too -- in the notorious prisons that enforced foreign rule, and memorials to those slain fighting for independence. As Vietnam marked the 80th anniversary of the ...

A long-awaited report on the World War II-era Thiaroye massacre will be submitted to the Senegalese presidency on Thursday, aiming to shed light on the colonial killing of dozens of African troops ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

When the French presidential elections begin on April 23, the world will be watching closely. Polls are tightening up, but Marine Le Pen, of the far-right National Front (FN) Party, seems likely to ...

A century after Kep-Sur-Mer’s beginnings as a haven for the colonial French, it is being rediscovered by travellers and Phnom Penh expats. The story of Kep-Sur-Mer’s transformation can be told through ...