Senegal: Commemorating the Senegalese Riflemen of WWII · Global Voices
Alice Backer

While Senegal commemorated the Senegalese riflemen who assisted the French in WWII, Senegalese blogger Semett remembered (Fr) their forced labor, involuntary conscription and drew comparisons with the triangular slave trade. He seemed unconvinced with President Wade's sincerity in facing the realities of the riflemen but also that of the youth of today who perish in the Atlantic in their quest for a better life.