French President Emmanuel Macron has officially acknowledged for the first time that the 1944 incident at the Thiaroye military camp, near Dakar, was a massacre carried out by French forces. This marks a historic admission of responsibility for the tragic event, in which African soldiers, demanding fair compensation after returning from World War II, were killed.
Senegal’s President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, shared this revelation in a recent interview, emphasizing its significance as the country prepares to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the massacre.
