Senegal, Thiaroye massacre

On 1 December 1944, more than 400 ‘tirailleurs’ (Senegalese riflemen) were killed by French colonial troops. Although ...
The mass slaying of West African soldiers by colonial forces at the end of World War II in Senegal remains shrouded in ...
Senegal commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre. At the ceremony held at the military cemetery in Thiaroye ...
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 ...