New movie turns spotlight on France's forgotten colonial troops
After years of neglect, the troops are the subject of a blockbuster movie, "Tirailleurs," opening in France and Senegal this week.
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Diogo Dieye, 103, a former Senegalese tirailleur, who fought for the French during World War II, in Lebanon and in Libreville, poses for a portrait on his bed in Thies, Senegal. (AFP)
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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