Al Jazeera on MSN4d
From street names to textbooks, Senegal is rewriting French colonial memory
New project set to rename public spaces bearing names of colonial officers as Dakar distances itself from France.
verfassungsblog.de11d
Memory Laws and Colonial Reckoning in France and the Netherlands
While France embraced the formal regulation of historical memory regarding its colonial past nearly two decades ago with the ...
Business Insider Africa on MSN3d
Senegal set to rename streets, buildings in move to erase French colonial legacy
The Senegalese government is seeking to redefine its long-standing relationship with its former colonial rulers, the French, ...
Black Star News12d
Senegal Removing French Colonial-Era Names From Its Streets
Senegal plans to remove French colonial-era street names, 65 years after achieving independence. About 60% of Dakar’s streets ...
Valérie André, first woman to fly helicopter rescue missions in combat, dies at 102
Valérie André, a French military officer, brain surgeon, and licensed pilot who was believed to be the first woman to fly helicopter rescue missions in combat zones — during the French-Indochina war ...
Ghanaweb.com4d
From street names to textbooks, Senegal is rewriting French colonial memory
Indeed, streets in the capital city and across Senegal were originally named by the French colonial government and honoured officials or royals of the French empire. Decades after independence ...