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

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

Senegal is calling for full access to the archives of the Thiaroye massacre, as experts want transparency during the ...

Senegal commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre. At the ceremony held at the military cemetery in Thiaroye ...

On 1 December 1944, more than 400 ‘tirailleurs’ (Senegalese riflemen) were killed by French colonial troops. Although ...

Senegal on Sunday commemorated the 80th anniversary of a massacre of African soldiers who fought for France during World War ...

Senegal recently marked the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre, a dark and often overlooked episode in the nation’s colonial history ...

African soldiers who fought for France during World War Two were gunned down by French troops for demanding fair treatment ...

According to historians, there were disputes over unpaid wages in the days before the massacre and on Dec. 1, French troops ...

This week’s commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre marks an important moment of historical reflection ...

Their school, in the town of Thiaroye, stands near the site of the killings. Why did the French massacre them, one student asked. How were they killed, wondered another. “I want to know more ...