The Senegalese government has announced plans to conduct archaeological excavations to uncover the truth about the number of African soldiers killed in 1944 by French colonial forces at Thiaroye. Historians have long debated the death toll of the Thiaroye massacre, with some suggesting that up to 400 repatriated tirailleurs were killed. Senegal plans to honor the victims by naming streets, squares, and buildings after them, and teaching the history of the massacre in schools. The government has reproached France for withholding archival documents that would reveal the human toll.