France has handed over control to the Senegalese government of two military bases in Senegal’s capital, Dakar that it has ...

The Senegalese director Ousmane Sembène earned his reputation as the father of African cinema with a series of brilliant ...

In a bold attempt to establish its autonomy and remove colonial influence, Niger has formally designated Hausa its national ...

After his death, his son was defeated by the French in 1901. ISLAM AND COLONIALISM IN WEST AFRICA The British colonial administrators had some respect for Islam. They recognised its power to ...

This meeting is crucial for Russia's strategic pivot in West Africa, and the strengthened cooperation with Russia will ...

The West African country announced that it would leave the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie. It comes after the ...

the Wolof tribe of West Africa, were one of those peoples that the French colonial theorists had decided were a naturally warrior people the Race Guerrre. Troops who should lead an assault and ...

Other democratic nations in west Africa seem to be reassessing ... There is a broader regional movement to replace colonial-era street names. In Niger's capital, Niamey, Avenue de Gaulle, named after ...