Macron’s position comes on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the killing of soldiers in Thiaroye – a fishing village located on the outskirts of the Senegalese capital. DakarAt a time when France’s influence in the region is declining, it is losing Paris Its influence on its former colonies in West Africa.
Between 35 to 400 soldiers from the West African region participated with French army In the Battle of France in 1940, they were killed by French soldiers on December 1, 1944, after what France described as a mutiny over unpaid wages.
The West African soldiers were members of a unit called the “Senegalese Riflemen,” a colonial infantry unit in the French army. According to historians, there were disputes over unpaid wages in the days leading up to the massacre, but on that first December day, French soldiers rounded up the mostly unarmed “Senegalese archers” and shot and killed them.
Senegalese President Basserou Diomaye Faye said he received the letter, which was seen by an Associated Press reporter.
Speaking to reporters late Thursday, Fay said the move Macron She must “open the door” so that “the whole truth about this painful event in Thiaroi will come out.”
He added: “We have long sought to reach a settlement on this story, and we believe that France’s commitment this time will be full, frank and cooperative.”
