French remained the official language of 21 countries after many gained independence from France and Belgium during the 1950s to 60s, and the huge African city of Abidjan now has one of the ...

These North African immigrants brought their cuisine along with them, and brik is one of a handful of dishes that have become popular among Marseillais with French heritage, too. According to ...

Following this, countries like Guinea, a former French colony, gained independence the next year in 1958. Two years later, in 1960, a total of 18 African countries achieved independence ...

Algeria has ordered a dozen French officials to leave the country within 48 hours, increasing diplomatic tension between the two countries ... and its former North African colony, including ...

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that France plans to recognise a Palestinian state within months and could make the move at a United Nations conference in New York in June aimed ...

The French Ambassador to Uganda ... It will be up to the African states themselves to determine which countries would represent them.” When the UN was formed in 1945, the five countries now ...