Despite their fight against French colonial rule, the Haitian people are still stigmatized by the collective West today.

Thousands of pro-independence protesters have clashed with police in New Caledonia amid visit by three French government ministers.

In this episode, we focus on the situation in Mali as the country marks 63 years of its independence from France.

This episode looks at whether Niger can hold on and exert its sovereignty to bring about the change needed for this country to have a better future.

A group of military officers staged a successful coup in the Central African nation of Gabon minutes after the results of the presidential election showed that President Ali Bongo had won a third term.

The African continent has been rocked by yet another coup d’état, this time in Niger. Many across the West African nation have denounced the coup while numerous others have supported what they describe as the end of colonialism.

A former French envoy says the coup in Niger is mostly caused by the neocolonial relationship between France and the African continent.