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Senegal seeks answers 80 years after French colonial massacre of soldiers

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on red carpet front, arrives at the Thiaroye cemetery for a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the massacre [John Wessels/AFP]

Senegal has commemorated the 80th anniversary of a colonial-era massacre of African soldiers who fought for France during World War II and were shot by French soldiers in 1944 for demanding fair treatment and payment on their return.

France’s foreign affairs minister was in attendance at the ceremony in Thiaroye on Sunday as were other African heads of state as Senegal continues to demand answers about the massacre.

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