Britain and France took the lion’s share of the colonies, which explains linguistically why Africa is majorly divided into two: Anglophone and Francophone. French is an official language in at ...

Author Jason Theriot tell stories of French-speaking Louisiana residents who found that their language and way of life served ...

People in Africa were burdened by colonial perceptions ... Senegalese soldiers continued to be in the French army after World War II. This stands in contrast with the British, who immediately ...

AFRICA AND FRANCE Britain was never invaded by the Germans. But France was occupied in 1942. There was a Free French government in exile led by Charles De Gaulle. African colonies had to choose ...