In his New Year’s address, Alassane Ouattara, president of Ivory Coast since 2010—when he took power with the aid of French ...

Valérie André, a French military officer, brain surgeon, and licensed pilot who was believed to be the first woman to fly helicopter rescue missions in combat zones — during the French-Indochina war ...

While France embraced the formal regulation of historical memory regarding its colonial past nearly two decades ago with the ...

Eve Blouin, daughter of African independence activist Andrée Blouin, speaks to The World’s Host Marco Werman about a new edition of her mother's autobiography recounting her fight for African ...

Hoa Lo Prison, known for its role in Vietnam's colonial resistance and the Vietnam War, provides a compelling glimpse into ...

Our journey through Iowa’s 99 counties began in January with a visit to Kossuth County in the north, which is not the only ...

Moroccan novelist Abdellah Taïa’s new book, translated from French to English by Emma Ramadan, ‘Living in Your Light’, goes straight to the source of Taia’s life: his late mother, M’Barka Allali Taïa.

The Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice collaborated with the Smithsonian Institution to create a new ...

At least seven people have been arrested since January for their provocative online posts. They were accused of inciting ...

French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent remarks about African countries’ "ingratitude" for France’s role in ...

To make progress in returning countries’ heritage taken by previous generations, museums must take a pragmatic, ethical ...