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

28, 2024. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui) A student points at a poster marking the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre in ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Historians estimate hundreds of West African soldiers who fought for France were killed in 1944 by the French army after they ...

Senegal commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre on Sunday, honouring the African riflemen killed by French colonial forces on 1 December, 1944. For the first time, French ...

On December 1, 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 ...