french africa

Is there a possibility that once the colonial rule over Africa is consolidated, the European powers decide to develop some colonies or at least that there is much more investment for the development of the colonies than in OTL? If this is possible, how does it affect the native population and...

It still astonishes me that there was a second French Empire with yet another Napoleon after yet another overthrown Republic Curiously enough he was very sick, from urogenital to fiber dysplasia, dying in 1873 So it makes me wonder... Napoleon III's foreign policy would only become known as a...

Now, OTL, France has had the biggest colonial empire since Spain's collapse, but the OP of this website said that Britain won out ttl Anyway for France to be stuck with just the scraps?

The 1975 Helsinki Accords marked a recognition of the territorial status quo in Europe, and more importantly a major step forward in international law. The final act was nonbinding, but its statements about support for civil liberties and fundamental freedoms galvanized dissident grounds...

While close to death, I was wondering if it would be possible to get Napoleon III and loyalist followers after his deposal in France, to seek a refuge in a French colonial holding, and declare independence. Is this possible, or is it ASB? I was mainly thinking of two options. 1 being Napoleon...

While "de-colonising" their African colonies in OTL, de Gaulle/France purposefully split them up into intentionally weak "ruritania"-type countries that were extremely economically dependent on the new Fifth Republic in order to continue their exploitation. The exact scenario doesn't really...