France commemorated the 80th anniversary of the 1944 Allied landings in Provence on Thursday, with six African leaders taking part in the official events to highlight the major role played by African troops. Speaking on the anniversary, President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to the contributions made by the soldiers recruited – often forcibly – in French overseas colonies.
France on Thursday commemorated the 1944 Allied landings in Provence, an event overshadowed by the Normandy landings two months earlier, but still key to the World War II endgame in Europe.
