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

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 ...

Senegal marks the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre. On that day in 1944, at least 35 Tirailleurs – members of a ...

Eight decades after French colonial forces executed West African soldiers in Thiaroye, Senegal intensifies demands for full ...

Senegal commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre, where African soldiers were killed by French troops ...

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

Biram Senghor regularly pays his respects at a military cemetery in Thiaroye, a fishing village near Senegal’s capital Dakar, ...

Commemoration prompts renewed calls for investigation into the killing of African soldiers by the French army in 1944.

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

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