African soldiers who fought for France during World War Two were gunned down by French troops for demanding fair treatment and payment on their return.

Between 35 and 400 West African soldiers who fought for the French Army in the second World War were killed on Dec. 1, 1944 by French soldiers after they demanded their unpaid wages. The French accuse

Biram Senghor regularly goes to pay his respects at a military cemetery in Thiaroye, a fishing village near Senegal’s capital of Dakar, bowing in front of a different grave each time

Senegal on Sunday (December 1) commemorated the 80th anniversary of a massacre of African soldiers who fought for France during World War Two, and were gunned down by French troops in 1944 for demanding fair treatment and payment on their return.