The West Africans were members of the unit called “Tirailleurs Sénégalais,” a corps of colonial infantry in the French Army that fought in both World Wars. According to historians ...

France 24 Senegal demands truth as it marks 80 years since French colonial massacre at Thiaroye Posted: 1 December 2024 | Last updated: 1 December 2024 Senegal on Sunday (December 1) commemorated ...

M’Bap Senghor, one of the hundreds of West African riflemen who fought for France during World War II but were likely killed on Dec. 1, 1944, by the French army after demanding unpaid wages.

The 86-year-old has no way of knowing which grave belongs to his father, M’Bap Senghor, one of the hundreds of West African riflemen who fought for France during World War II but were likely killed on ...

Macron cannot do what the other French presidents before him did; France has to repent.” The West Africans were members of the unit called “Tirailleurs Sénégalais,” a corps of colonial infantry in the ...

With about 15,000 residents, he says the community was founded by French, Mi'kmaw and English individuals — the latter now representing about 11 per cent of the population. But since the passing ...

French farmers blocked a highway near the French-Spanish border in a third day of protests across the country against the EU-Mercosur trade agreement. The blockade was set up on Tuesday at the ...