![African soldiers: France’s forgotten war heroes finally given full pension rights](https://dailytalks.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/41362-african-soldiers-frances-forgotten-war-heroes-finally-given-full-pension-rights.jpg)
Thousands of African troops fought bravely in World War I and World War II, as well as in France’s colonial wars, but many remain unaware of their sacrifice. There are just 39 Senegalese tirailleurs, or sharpshooters, alive today. They only gained French nationality in 2016, which gave them the right to a state pension…
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