Two centuries ago this month, France pulled off one of history’s greatest armed extortions: After the first three leaders of a newly freed Haiti refused to cave in to hefty French demands to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A French propaganda engraving from 1825 depicts King Charles X bestowing freedom on a Black man kneeling before him in chains.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced the formation of a joint commission with Haiti to examine their intertwined history On April 17, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the formation of ...

Professor Dieuseul Prédélus, Rector of UEH, and David Bruchon, Director of Expertise France in Haiti, signed an agreement concerning financial and technical support from the European ...

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that historic injustice was imposed on Haiti when it was forced to pay a colossal indemnity to France in exchange for its independence 200 years ...

The tenure of a presidential council that has been running Haiti expires on Saturday. It’s unclear what will come next.

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Marlene L. Daut is a Professor of French and African ...

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that historic injustice was imposed on Haiti when it was forced to pay a colossal indemnity to France in exchange for its independence 200 ...