Gambia: Barrow Calls for Honest Teaching of African Warriors' History in Colonial Wars

Gambia: Barrow Calls for Honest Teaching of African Warriors' History in Colonial Wars

At the solemn commemoration of the 81st anniversary of the 'Thiaroye Massacre' of World War II veterans in Senegal, His Excellency President Adama Barrow, commended his Senegalese counterpart President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and the Government of Senegal for their steadfast commitment to the establishment of truth on this "dark chapter of our shared history." The international committee of independent researchers on Thiaroye represents a crucial …

Barrow calls for honest teaching of African warriors’ history in Colonial Wars

The march to war was a common West African colonial experience. While the Senegalese fought for the French side of World War II,  Gambians, including President Barrow’s maternal grandfather fought for the British in Burma, as part of The Gambia Regiment.  The answer to the same call was not out of choice but forceful defence of colonial empires. President Barrow recalled that “like other nations, The Gambia paid the price of participating in the…

President Barrow Calls For Justice at 81st Thiaroye Massacre Commemoration

By Haddy Touray President Adama Barrow Monday joined President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and other African leaders at the 81st anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre, calling the 1944 killings “a cold-blooded execution” and urging continued efforts to uncover the full historical truth. Addressing heads of state, diplomats, descendants of the Senegalese Infantry and other dignitaries on Monday, President Barrow said the commemoration marked “a dark cha…