The graffiti, written in a French chalk quarry and dating back almost 100 years, is plain and stark. “HJ Leach. Merely a private. 13/7/16. SA Australia,” reads one inscription. “HA Deanate, 148th Aero ...

In 2021, 26 treasures that French colonial troops had pillaged from the African kingdom of Dahomey in 1892 made the long journey home from a museum in Paris to what is now the Republic of Benin. Their ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has acknowledged the violence committed by French troops as Cameroon fought for its independence. It comes as African leaders reassess France's ongoing presence on the ...

Two months after D-Day, an Allied force dominated by soldiers conscripted from French colonies swept into southern France. It’s a chapter of its history that France has long obscured. By Roger Cohen ...