Senegal distances itself from colonial past, following trend sweeping across West and Central Africa since 2022.

Ibrahim Traoré, the leader of Burkina Faso, has banned judges from donning wigs that are symbolic of colonial French and British outfits. Colonial-era wigs have long been associated with foreign ...

“Burkina Faso dropped French as their official language. Removed French colonial ruler’s name from streets. Banned Colonial era Barrister Wigs,” the user posted on X on January 14. The post ...

Ibrahim Traoré, the president of Burkina Faso, has banned the use of British and French colonial-era judicial wigs, marking a significant step in the nation’s decolonization efforts.

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request ...

Members of the French DGSE were 'held hostage' for a year in Ouagadougou, accused of espionage by putsch leader Captain Ibrahim Traoré. It took bitter negotiations and the decisive intervention of ...

The CFA franc (Franc des Colonies Francais d’Afrique) was introduced in 1945, well before France’s decolonization in the late 1950s, as a way for France to control the economies of its African ...

"What is evident is that Benin is now at war--a war waged by French imperialism through proxy jihadist forces," argues Damien Zinsou Degbe of Benin's Council of Patriotic Youth, which has organized ...

“Burkina Faso eliminated colonial-style white wigs in courts as ... The claim also circulated in French-speaking countries (here and here). Africanews, a pan-African news network, also made ...

France has handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities. The move on Thursday came two months after the ...

N’DJAMENA, Chad — France handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities on Thursday, two months after the former French colony ... Mali and Burkina Faso following years ...

“Burkina Faso eliminated colonial-style white wigs in courts as part of decolinization ... The claim also circulated in French-speaking countries (here and here). Africanews, a pan-African news ...