In late November, both Senegal and Chad – independently of one another – moved to profoundly alter their longstanding ...
African soldiers who fought for France during World War Two were gunned down by French troops for demanding fair treatment ...
Between 35 and 400 West African soldiers who fought for the French Army in the second World War were killed on Dec. 1, 1944 ...
The mass slaying of West African soldiers by colonial forces at the end of World War II in Senegal remains shrouded in ...
On 1 December 1944, more than 400 ‘tirailleurs’ (Senegalese riflemen) were killed by French colonial troops. Although ...
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Thursday said that France should close all its army bases in the country, ...
THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal (AP) — Biram Senghor regularly pays his respects at a military cemetery in Thiaroye, a fishing village near Senegal’s capital Dakar, bowing in front of a different ...
which have long been a stain on relations between Senegal and France. Around 1,600 soldiers from West Africa who had been captured by Germany while fighting for France were sent back to Dakar in ...
Paulin Basinga shares his vision for expanding the non-profit’s footprint and driving sustainable development across the ...
EDITORIAL. Chad and Senegal's desire for France to end its military presence on their territory is a clear criticism of ...
THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal (AP) — Biram Senghor regularly goes to pay his respects at a military cemetery in Thiaroye, a fishing village near Senegal’s capital Dakar, bowing in front of a different ...