Thiaroye massacre: report on the French killing of Senegalese troops in 1944 exposes a painful history

A recent report focuses on the death toll and on the burial site of the victims, stressing the importance of telling their ...
Anadolu Agency

Struggle for Thiaroye massacre 'fight for the soul of Senegal and Africa': President Faye

The fight for justice will never be erased from our collective memory. The bloodshed was that of Africa,' says Senegalese ...
The Grio

Senegal demands answers as the West African country commemorates a French colonial massacre

THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal (AP) — Biram Senghor regularly pays his respects at a military cemetery in Thiaroye, a fishing village near Senegal’s capital Dakar, bowing in front of a different grave each ...
APAnews

81 years on: Senegal remembers colonial-era Thiaroye massacre

The 1944 massacre of African World War Two veterans splashes an indellible stain on France's colonial history in Senegal.
Yahoo

Senegal seeks answers 80 years after French massacre of African soldiers

Thiaroye, SENEGAL (Reuters) -Senegal on Sunday commemorated the 80th anniversary of a massacre of African soldiers who fought for France during World War Two, and were gunned down by French troops in ...
The Africa Report

Thiaroye 1944: Who will control the narrative of this colonial-era massacre?

“The France of today can no longer write or tell this tragic chapter of history alone.” This reaction from Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko to France’s decision to grant the status of “Died for ...