This is an extract from The Cameroon War: A History of French Neocolonialism in Africa, now available from Verso Books. During the 1950s and ’60s, France waged a brutal colonial war in Cameroon while managing to keep it largely shielded from scrutiny.

FILE - Cameroon President Paul Biya, left, and France's President Emmanuel Macron shake hands prior to bilateral talks at the Lyon's congress hall, central France, Oct. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani, File) DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — French President ...

A Jaish al-Islam flag found in one of the group's alleged prisons in Eastern Ghouta — STRINGER A Syrian Islamist rebel ex-spokesman went on trial in France on Tuesday under the principle of universal jurisdiction, accused of complicity in war crimes ...

As the war enters its fifth day, US-Israeli strikes hit Iran while Tehran launches missiles and France deploys a carrier.