Tag: Thiaroye
Massacre of Thiaroye: Senegal announces excavations to determine the number of skirmishers killed
During the Council of Ministers of Wednesday, February 19, Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko announced the organization of archaeological excavations to know “the truth” on the number of African skirmishers…
When the AI pays tribute to the Senegalese heroes of Thiaroye
In Senegal, rapper Dip Doundou Guiss released a clip around the Thiaroye massacre, which took place in December 1944. In a very cinematographic style, we follow the African fighters from…
Emmanuel Macron recognizes that there was a “massacre” in Thiaroye in 1944
In a letter addressed to the President of Senegal this Thursday, November 28, the French head of state Emmanuel Macron affirms that “ France must recognize » that there was…
Thiaroye Massacre: Six African Riflemen Recognized as “Died for France” – “A Historic Step Forward”
Six African riflemen, including four Senegalese, one Ivorian and one soldier from Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso), have just been officially recognized as having “died for France.” All were executed…