Thiaroye, Senegal, Oct 31, 2025 (AFP) - Archaeologists unearth clues on French colonial massacre in Senegal cemetery

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2025-10-31

Holes in the ground, clods of earth next to headstones, dislocated concrete outlines: the Thiaroye military cemetery near Dakar bears the marks of recent excavations meant to unearth the truth behind a WWII-era massacre by French colonial forces. In November 1944, around 1,600 soldiers from several west African countries were sent to the Thiaroye camp after being captured by Germany while fighting for France. Discontent soon mounted over unpaid b......

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