French Army, Senegal and West Africa

For the first time, France's Macron calls 1944 killings of West African troops by French a massacre
France's President Emmanuel Macron has for the first time recognized the killing of West African soldiers by the French Army in 1944 as a massacre
Senegal demands answers as the West African country commemorates a French colonial massacre
Biram Senghor regularly goes to pay his respects at a military cemetery in Thiaroye, a fishing village near Senegal’s capital of Dakar, bowing in front of a different grave each time
Senegal demands answers as it commemorates French colonial massacre
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
Senegal marks 80th anniversary of troop killings after France acknowleges colonial 'massacre'
Senegal on Sunday commemorated 80 years since the killing of dozens of African troops by French forces that the former colonial master acknowledged this week had been a "massacre".
Senegal demands truth as it marks 80 years since French colonial massacre at Thiaroye
Senegal on Sunday (December 1) commemorated the 80th anniversary of a massacre of African soldiers who fought for France during World War Two, and were gunned down by French troops in 1944 for demanding fair treatment and payment on their return.
Senegal demands answers as the country commemorates 80th anniversary of Thiaroye massacre
On Senegal marks the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre. On that day in 1944, at least 35 Tirailleurs – members of a colonial infantry unit from Senegal who served in the French army – were gunned down by French forces for demanding their pay after returning from World War II.
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Senegal seeks answers 80 years after French colonial massacre of soldiers
Commemoration prompts renewed calls for an investigation into the killing of African soldiers by the French army in 1944.
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Senegal Commemorates 80th Anniversary of French Colonial Massacre and Demands Accountability
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Senegal seeks answers 80 years after French massacre of African soldiers
African soldiers who fought for France during World War Two were gunned down by French troops for demanding fair treatment ...
Bassirou Diomaye Faye: 'There will soon be no more French troops in Senegal'
In an interview with Le Monde, the Senegalese president, an advocate of sovereigntist policy, discusses the 1944 Thiaroye massacre and the relationship he intends to forge with France, whose influence ...