Published on
Dec 9, 2025
Thiaroye massacre: report on the French killing of Senegalese troops in 1944 exposes a painful history
The Thiaroye camp near Dakar was a Senegalese army barracks housing African soldiers called “tirailleurs sénégalais” (Senegalese riflemen). It welcomed men returning from the European front of the second world war, where the riflemen had been held as …
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The Conversation
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