Many places in Michigan, including cities and streets, have French-origin names, a remnant of the state's past. Here's what ...

The common CFA franc currency, used by former French colonies in West and Central Africa, has been a big point of controversy. The currency, created in colonial times, ...

Michigan was once a hub of French colonial settlements, starting in the 17th century. Across the state, place names continue to reflect Michigan's French legacy. This story has been updated with ...

The legislative act, drafted under the influence of pieds-noirs circles nostalgic for French Algeria, required in its article 4 "the recognition, by school curricula in particular, of the positive ...

The 171st anniversary of the French colonization of New Caledonia, which is east of Australia and 10 time zones ahead of Paris, comes four months after protests by Kanaks against French President ...

The French administrator, in contrast, need not learn an African language. Indeed, the prospects of his career discourage his doing so, because he is likely to be sent to quite different parts of West ...

The French colonization of Vietnam remains one of the most harrowing chapters in the legacy of European imperialism, leaving an indelible scar on Southeast Asia. France's conquest of Vietnam began in ...

Senegal demands answers as the West African country commemorates a French colonial massacre Biram Senghor, whose father was killed in 1944, holds a phone with a photo of his father, in Rufisque ...

Associated Press NOUMEA, New Caledonia (AP) — New Caledonia has marked the anniversary of its French colonization. There’s tight security and simmering tensions between the pro-independence ...

The common CFA franc currency, used by former French colonies in West and Central Africa, has been a big point of controversy. The currency, created in colonial times, ...