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Macron's apology key step towards reconciliation between France and Senegal as Senegal honours victims of 1944 massacre
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Macron's apology key step towards reconciliation between France and Senegal as Senegal honours victims of 1944 massacre

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French troops have been ousted in recent years from Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso after years of fighting Islamic extremists alongside regional troops. Earlier this week, Chad, one of the last countries in the region in which France had maintained a large military presence, ended a military cooperation agreement with Paris Biram Senghor regularly goes to pay his respects at …

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Senegal demands answers as the West African country commemorates a French colonial massacre
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Senegal demands answers as the West African country commemorates a French colonial massacre

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THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal — Biram Senghor regularly goes to pay his respects at a military cemetery in Thiaroye, a fishing village near Senegal’s capital Dakar, bowing in front of a different grave each time. The 86-year-old has no way of knowing which grave belongs to his father, M’Bap Senghor, one of likely hundreds of West African riflemen who fought for France …

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West African bloc asks Senegal to reverse the presidential election delay that’s caused an uproar
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West African bloc asks Senegal to reverse the presidential election delay that’s caused an uproar

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DAKAR, Senegal — Authorities in Senegal should hold the presidential election this month as scheduled instead of delaying it by 10 months, West Africa’s regional bloc said Tuesday, as the United Nations human rights office expressed concern about the unprecedented decision in one of Africa’s most stable democracies. The West Africa bloc known as ECOWAS, which has struggled to contain …

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