The last surviving African soldiers who fought for colonial-era France will be able to live out their final days in their home countries following the French government's U-turn on their pension rights.…
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"They made us join up to wage war," said Ndiogou Dieye, 103, casting his memory back more than eight decades to when he and other young Senegalese donned uniforms to fight for distant France.
At 103 years old, Ndiogou Dièye, one of the last surviving riflemen of the Second World War, expresses his anger towards France, describing it as "dishonest" because of its "lack of recognition" towards veterans
One of France's best-loved stars, Omar Sy, has returned to his Senegalese roots for a movie about colonial troops who fought for France in the World War I trenches.