The Thiaroye camp near Dakar was a Senegalese army barracks housing African soldiers called "tirailleurs sénégalais" (Senegalese riflemen). It welcomed men returning from the European front of the ...

(MENAFN) Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye declared on Monday that the ongoing struggle surrounding the Thiaroye massacre represents a profound “fight for the soul of Senegal and Africa.” In ...

(MENAFN) Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye declared that the nation’s ongoing effort to honor the victims of the Thiaroye massacre represents a broader struggle over identity, memory, and ...

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said on Monday that the struggle for Thiaroye massacre is a "fight for the soul of Senegal and Africa." "The fight for Thiaroye is a fight for the soul of ...

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