French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged that France waged a war marked by “repressive violence” in Cameroon before and after the country’s independence in 1960 in a letter made public Tuesday.

French President Emmanuel Macron formally acknowledged France's role in violent repression during Cameroon's struggle for ...

The letter, sent to his Cameroonian counterpart last month, is the latest example of France's efforts under Macron to come to ...