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Senegalese head of state, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Thursday in the western town of Thies inaugurated a monument in memory of Lat Dior Ngoné Latyr Diop, widely regarded in Senegal as a hero of resistance against European colonialism.

80 years after the Thiaroye massacre, France recognises this colonial tragedy in Africa which Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye described as a massacre.

As political leaders of Commonwealth countries meet in the Pacific Island of Samoa throughout this week, reparations over the slave trade and apology from Britian over the issue constitute a divisive subject.

The signing of the charter in Africa Hall is regarded as a significant achievement of unity for Africa’s post-colonial history.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Tito Mboweni, South Africa’s first black central bank governor,…