On 1 December 1944, more than 400 ‘tirailleurs’ (Senegalese riflemen) were killed by French colonial troops. Although ...
The mass slaying of West African soldiers by colonial forces at the end of World War II in Senegal remains shrouded in ...
Senegal commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre. At the ceremony held at the military cemetery in Thiaroye ...
Senegal marks the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre. On that day in 1944, at least 35 Tirailleurs – members of a ...
African soldiers who fought for France during World War Two were gunned down by French troops for demanding fair treatment ...
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 ...
Senegal on Sunday commemorated the 80th anniversary of a massacre of African soldiers who fought for France during World War ...
The Thiaroye massacre remains a contentious historical episode as Senegal marks its 80th anniversary. In 1944, West African soldiers, part of the French colonial army, were killed by French troops ...
Senegal marked the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre, urging France to apologize and investigate the 1944 killing of ...
On Dec. 1, 1944, likely hundreds of West African riflemen who fought for France during World War II were killed by the French ...
For decades, French authorities tried to minimize what had happened in Thiaroye. Reports by the French military shortly after the massacre determined that 35 West African soldiers were killed in ...