On 1 December 1944, more than 400 ‘tirailleurs’ (Senegalese riflemen) were killed by French colonial troops. Although ...
Voters handed Senegal's president an overwhelming legislative majority in snap elections. Now, he has to deliver for them.
Senegal commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre on Sunday, honouring the African riflemen killed by French ...
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Malick Ndiaye front elected president of the National Assembly gestures at the first plenary session of Senegal new ...
On Dec. 1, 1944, hundreds of West African riflemen who fought for France during World War II were likely killed by the French ...
Ndiaye, the only candidate and a leading figure of the ruling PASTEF party, got 139 votes in the 165-member National Assembly ...
Commemoration prompts renewed calls for investigation into the killing of African soldiers by the French army in 1944.
The mass slaying of West African soldiers by colonial forces at the end of World War II in Senegal remains shrouded in ...
As Senegal marks the 80th anniversary of the massacre, calls for accountability from France grow louder amid unresolved ...
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 massacre unfolded at a military camp in Thiaroye, near Dakar, as West African soldiers who had fought for France in World War II demanded ...