When General Amadou Abdramane declared that Niger was “preparing for war with France,” many dismissed it as rhetoric. Paris quickly rejected the accusation, calling it “information warfare.” But whether French troops are mobilizing is beside the point.

The Baku Initiative Group (BIG) has criticized France for maintaining colonial policies in New Caledonia under the Bougival Accord.

During a visit to Madagascar on Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his intention to pursue "forgiveness" for France’s colonial past on the Indian Ocean island, including efforts to return cultural artifacts.

Russian Presidential Aide Nikolay Patrushev has condemned France’s treatment of its overseas territories as colonies.

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune delivered a strong critique of France on Sunday, highlighting the ongoing impacts of its colonial rule on Algeria.

An international conference titled “French and Dutch Colonialism on St. Martin – One Island, One People, One Destiny,” organized by the Baku Initiative Group, has kicked off in Baku.

The Baku Initiative Group (BIG) is set to hold a press conference on October 25 to unveil a report addressing human rights violations in France's overseas territories.

Anti-colonial African activist Kemi Seba has been released from French custody without any charges two days after his arrest, prosecutors announced on Thursday, News.Az reports, citing French media.

The Baku Initiative Group has issued a statement strongly condemning the illegal detention of prominent anti-colonial African rights activist Kemi Seba by French law enforcement authorities.