New project set to rename public spaces bearing names of colonial officers as Dakar distances itself from France.

While France embraced the formal regulation of historical memory regarding its colonial past nearly two decades ago with the ...

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

The Senegalese government is seeking to redefine its long-standing relationship with its former colonial rulers, the French, ...

Senegal plans to remove French colonial-era street names, 65 years after achieving independence. About 60% of Dakar’s streets ...

Iowa’s anti-French sentiments are reflected in Clayton County’s Elkader, named after Abd al-Qadir ibn Muhyi al-Din, an ...

Dakar, Senegal – On a weekday at Dakar’s open-air Fass Market, traders call out in a rhythmic buzz as some buyers approach from a nearby major highway: Boulevard du General de Gaulle, a road ...

Indeed, streets in the capital city and across Senegal were originally named by the French colonial government and honoured officials or royals of the French empire. Decades after independence ...