In 1957 when the leaders of the former British colony of the Gold Coast ... the first black African nation to gain its independence from colonial rule they named their new country after ancient ...

Unlike Portugal which was determined to hang on to its colonies ... African Nationalists were increasingly vociferous in their demands for self rule. But it was not clear how to dismantle the ...

He accused the French government of manipulating the economies of mainly former French colonies in Africa, which use a form of the pre-independence currency known as a CFA franc. "France is one of ...