To speak today of the French Colonial Empire is, of course, to speak of something belonging to the past. Juridically speaking, the Empire replaced it by the vague and never clearly defined concept of ...
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France repeals colonial-era slave law

France’s National Assembly has voted unanimously to repeal the Code Noir, the 1685 royal decree that regulated slavery across the French colonial empire. Although slavery was abolished permanently in ...
Owen White is a historian of imperialism and colonialism with a particular interest in modern France and its empire. He grew up in the U.K., receiving his B.A. from the University of Exeter and his ...
When the French presidential elections begin on April 23, the world will be watching closely. Polls are tightening up, but Marine Le Pen, of the far-right National Front (FN) Party, seems likely to ...