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

French corporations have survived flag changes, military coups, economic crises and terrorist attacks in Africa, yet they have always remained at the helm, controlling the continent’s vital resources.

(Gabon24 via AP) (CN) — A military coup on Wednesday in the oil-rich West African nation of Gabon became the latest disaster for France's long-standing goal to keep a major presence in its former ...

Men brought over from the French colonies in North Africa and West Africa to fight and to die for France, the nation that had taken over their own countries by military force in the 19th century.

France formally began its military withdrawal from Senegal on Friday, handing over two key facilities to the West African nation as part of a broader shift in its regional strategy. "The French ...