How a uranium mine became a pawn in the row between Niger and France
In the latest sign of a dramatic deterioration in relations, Niger's military…
French court finds author guilty of downplaying Rwandan genocide
A court in France has found French-Cameroonian author Charles Onana guilty of…
Marcel Desailly: ‘I don’t know if I was a star, but I’m now a legend’
The World Cup winner has firm grip on the game’s pulse and…
Born in France but searching for a future in Africa
Menka Gomis was born in France but has decided his future lies…
Christian Moussa’s long, treacherous journey to a French passport
Christian Ally Moussa did not tell anyone that he had decided to…
‘My dad, the claw hair clip inventor’
It was the hair accessory of choice in the 1990s - fashionable…
Meet Capt Ibrahim Traoré: Africa’s youngest ruler
Said to have been a shy but intelligent boy in school, Burkina…
It’s scandalous that I can visit more African countries visa-free with my Canadian passport than Algerian
In the wonderfully chaotic neighbourhood of Noailles in downtown Marseille, France, I…