Not everyone is happy about George Clooney and his family becoming French citizens. At the start of the year, news of Clooney ...

France's government is defending its decision to grant citizenship to George Clooney and his wife Amal Clooney, citing their ...

"The message being sent is not good," says Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, a junior minister at the Interior Ministry, of the couple's ...

When President Leon Mba of Gabon was toppled by the military in 1964, then-French President Charles de Gaulle sprang into action and immediately sent French troops to restore Mba to power. With vast ...

A junior interior minister criticized the naturalization of George Clooney and his family despite the actor's limited French, ...

DAKAR – When Gabon’s longtime leader was detained in the latest coup in Africa last week, France condemned the takeover but did little to intervene — despite having hundreds of troops in the country.

France's government said the two "contribute, through their distinguished actions, to France’s international influence and cultural outreach." ...

Today, many Africans view the French as irrelevant if not persona non grata in many countries in which they once held sway. Earlier this month, for example, thousands of Malians celebrated the French ...

Yet in the context of the Cold War, France had gained the backing of the U.S. to help contain communism in its former colonies in the African continent. The lingering sphere of influence in the region ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — When Gabon’s longtime leader was detained in the latest coup in Africa last week, France condemned the takeover but did little to intervene — despite having hundreds of troops in ...