First, because they were obvious underdogs — New France had less than a fifteenth of the population of the 13 colonies, it was constantly being cut off from its motherland by the British Navy ...

Twelve French colonies, the closest is approximately 4,000 kilometers (2,485 miles) from France and the farthest is 17,000 kilometers, are far from the mainland in terms of living standards.

For years after African nations got independence, France maintained a web of political and business ties with its former colonies, often in effect propping up corrupt governments or dictators for ...

MOSCOW, February 18. /TASS/. France’s overseas territories are sick and tired of Paris treating them as colonies, Russian Presidential Aide and Maritime Board Chairman Nikolay Patrushev said.