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Senegal demands answers as it commemorates French colonial massacre
On Dec. 1, 1944, likely hundreds of West African riflemen who fought for France during World War II were killed by the French army after demanding their unpaid wagesABC News - 2h -
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Family of U.S. activist killed in West Bank still demanding answers
The sister of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, an American activist killed in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, says her idealistic vision of the U.S. has been shattered.CBS News - Nov. 18 -
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The EU says it won't renew a fishing agreement with Senegal criticized by many in the country
The European Union says it will not renew a fishing agreement with Senegal that has been criticized by many SenegaleseABC News - Nov. 12 -
Rating new kits for top African teams, from Egypt's pyramids to Senegal's lions
Puma have gone early with the first batch of brand-new home and away kits for AFCON 2025. ESPN breaks down the best (and worst) of the lot.ESPN - Nov. 15 -
Review: In sharp documentary 'Dahomey,' African art returns home, but colonialism still stings
A conversation-starter of a film by director Mati Diop, this brief but complex examination of a France-to-Africa transfer of ancient art asks: Who benefits?Los Angeles Times - Nov. 2 -
Hama Amadou, West African Political ‘Phoenix,’ Dies at 74
An embattled leader for decades in Niger’s rough-and-tumble politics, he alternated stints in high office with prison and exile.The New York Times - Nov. 13 -
Book Review: 'Those Opulent Days' is a mystery drenched in cruelties of colonial French Indochina
”Those Opulent Days” is a historical novel set in the Vietnam of the 1920s, when it was part of colonial French IndochinaABC News - Nov. 11 -
French mass rape trial prosecutors demand maximum sentence for ex-husband
A high-profile rape trial in France is moving into a new phase with prosecutors setting out the verdicts and punishments they want for 51 men men accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot, 71, while she was ...ABC News - 5d -
Eight detained in Laos over mass poisoning as families demand answers
Eight employees of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained for questioning after six foreign tourists died from suspected methanol poisoning.NBC News - 4d -
45 years after the Greensboro Massacre
On Nov. 3, 1979, Ku Klux Klansmen and neo-Nazis ambushed and killed five leftist demonstrators at an anti-racist rally in Greensboro, North Carolina.The Hill - Nov. 3 -
Boneyard to bourbon: NIU commemorates 125 years, historic Notre Dame upset
The Huskies' 16-14 upset over Notre Dame was the first win over a top-five ranked opponent in program history.ESPN - Nov. 4 -
Rockets commemorate 30th anniversary of back-to-back titles with City Edition uniforms
The Rockets will debut the uniforms against the Pacers on Nov. 20.ESPN - Nov. 8 -
Kate returns to official royal duties with commemoration of war dead
LONDON — King Charles III led Remembrance Day commemorations in London on Sunday as the United Kingdom remembered British and Commonwealth servicemen and women who have lost their lives to conflict.NBC News - Nov. 10 -
'She said we ate': Huskies commemorate Chris Dailey's 40th season
The Huskies showed love to Chris Dailey with special wigs following Geno Auriemma's 1,217th win.ESPN - Nov. 21 -
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Russia soldiers who massacred Ukraine family get life in prison
The case marks a rare example of Russia admitting to a crime committed by its troops in Ukraine.CBS News - Nov. 8 -
‘No Use for Hatred’: A Village Seeks to Move On From a U.S. Massacre
The hamlet of My Lai is infamous for American war crimes, but now it holds lessons in resilience and how to let go of anger.The New York Times - Nov. 17 -
Massacre in the jungle: how an Indigenous man was made the public face of an atrocity
In 2004, 29 people were killed by members of the Cinta Larga tribe in Brazil’s Amazon basin. The story shocked the country – but the truth of what happened is still being fought over. At the ...The Guardian - 5d -
Netflix series tells story of Brazil’s notorious police massacre of street children
In 1993 police killed eight young people sleeping outside a church in what became known as the Candelária massacre. For some inhabitants of Rio de Janeiro, the most significant cross of the city’s ...The Guardian - 5d -
Senegal enters last day of tense campaign ahead of key legislative election
Politicians in Senegal are wrapping up a tense electoral campaign ahead of a key legislative election this weekend that’s set to determine if the country’s newly-elected president can carry out ...ABC News - Nov. 15 -
Senegal's governing party poised for parliamentary majority in boost for reform agenda
Senegal's governing party is poised to win a majority of seats in the National AssemblyABC News - Nov. 18 -
Senegal’s ruling party on track to win big parliamentary majority
Legislative elections set to give President Bassirou Diomaye Faye strong mandate to pursue ambitious reformsFinancial Times - Nov. 18 -
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On board with Senegal’s navy as it searches for migrants on a popular but deadly route toward Europe
The Associated Press had rare access to a night patrol by Senegal's navy as it scanned the sea for a growing number of vulnerable boats making the risky journey towards EuropeABC News - Nov. 19 -
Senegal's ruling party secures majority in parliament, paving the way for ambitious reforms
Senegal’s ruling party has secured a resounding victory in the country’s legislative elections, winning 130 of 165 seats, according to provisional results announced Thursday by the national vote ...ABC News - Nov. 21 -
80 Years After Killings, Senegal Wants the Facts From France
The mass slaying of West African soldiers by colonial forces at the end of World War II in Senegal remains shrouded in secrecy. But Senegal’s new government won’t abide the mystery.The New York Times - 7h -
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Russia hosts African ministers to expand ties
Russia has opened the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in the city of Sochi, seeking to deepen ties with African nations and dispel a notion that it’s isolated by ...ABC News - Nov. 9 -
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What Colonial Williamsburg may teach us about politics today
The Colonial Era living history museum in Williamsburg, Virginia, offers an enlightening portrait of life in Revolutionary-era America, while providing a vivid contrast to today's political and ...CBS News - Nov. 3 -
Coups, colonialism and all that jazz: the film that unravels extraordinary cold war truths
Johan Grimonprez’s documentary Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat reveals the curious link between Black Americans’ fight for civil rights and the assassination of Congo’s first democratically elected ...The Guardian - Nov. 13
