In November, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced that French army bases were “incompatible” with the country’s sovereignty and its 350 soldiers should leave.

In November, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced that French army bases were “incompatible” with the country’s sovereignty and its 350 soldiers should leave.

Senegal demands answers as the West African country commemorates a French colonial massacre Biram Senghor, whose father was killed in 1944, holds a phone with a photo of his father, in Rufisque ...

Hundreds of West African soldiers who fought for France during World War II were likely killed by the French army on Dec. 1, 1944, after demanding unpaid wages.

Two of the five French army bases in Senegal were officially handed over to the local authorities on Friday. It's the first step towards a complete withdrawal of French military presence in the ...

Mali's military says armed men attacked a Mali community just over the border from Senegal. One expert called the development ...

On Dec. 1, 1944, likely hundreds of West African riflemen who fought for France during World War II were killed by the French army after demanding their unpaid wages. THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal ...

Hundreds of West African soldiers who fought for France during World War II were likely killed by the French army on Dec. 1, 1944, after demanding unpaid wages. THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal (AP ...

On Dec. 1, 1944, hundreds of West African riflemen who fought for France during World War II were likely killed by the French army after demanding their unpaid wages.

Associated Press THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal (AP) — Biram Senghor regularly pays his respects at a military cemetery in Thiaroye, ... 1944, by the French army after demanding unpaid wages. ...

Associated Press 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 ...