On Dec. 1, 1944, likely hundreds of West African riflemen who fought for France during World War II were killed by the French ...

Those who died were part of the Tirailleurs Senegalais unit, recruited at the start of World War Two to help defend France, ...

Senegal commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre on Sunday, honouring the African riflemen killed by French ...

Senegal on Sunday commemorated 80 years since the killing of dozens of African troops by French forces that the former ...

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Senegal Seeks Answers 80 Years After French Massacre of African Soldiers By Anait Miridzhanian and Ngouda Dione Thiaroye, SENEGAL (Reuters) -Senegal on Sunday commemorated the 80th anniversary of ...

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Other reports by the French army mention 70 deaths. PHOTOS: Senegal demands answers as the West African country commemorates a French colonial massacre But today, many French and Senegalese ...

then-president of Senegal. But historians say that key documents, including ones indicating the site of the mass graves and the number of West African soldiers present at the camp on the day of ...

Hundreds of West African soldiers who fought for France during World War II were likely killed by the French army on Dec. 1, 1944, after demanding unpaid wages. THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal (AP ...