However, countries such as Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, and Niger are increasingly rejecting French dominance ... becoming a pawn in France's neo-colonial ambitions, undermining its sovereignty ...

Dakar, Senegal – On a weekday at Dakar’s open-air Fass Market, traders call out in a rhythmic buzz as some buyers approach from a nearby major highway: Boulevard du General de Gaulle, a road ...

French colonial campaigns came to an end after World ... These factors, coupled with nationalistic ambitions, spurred colonial powers to compete to take over territories around the world.

Indeed, streets in the capital city and across Senegal were originally named by the French colonial government and honoured officials or royals of the French empire. Decades after independence ...