On Dec. 1, 1944, hundreds of West African riflemen who fought for France during World War II were likely killed by the French ...
Commemoration prompts renewed calls for investigation into the killing of African soldiers by the French army in 1944.
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Thursday said that France should close all its army bases in the country, ...
Between 35 and 400 West African soldiers who fought for the French Army in the Battle of France in 1940 were killed on Dec. 1 ...
On Senegal marks the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre. French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday (November 28) ...
Senegal commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre on Sunday, honouring the African riflemen killed by French ...
THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal — Biram Senghor regularly pays ... World War II but were likely killed on Dec. 1, 1944, by the French army after demanding unpaid wages. In this cemetery, where they ...
On Dec. 1, 1944, likely hundreds of West African riflemen who fought for France during World War II were killed by the French army after demanding their unpaid wages. THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal (AP ...