NINE Senegalese war veterans who served in the French army have finally earned the right to live permanently in Senegal without losing their pension benefits. This victory highlights the long struggle of thousands of African war veterans for both recognition and justice after their blood sacrifice in French wars. Earlier this year, the French government issued a declaration allowing nine of its war veterans of Senegalese origin to permanently stay in their country while continuing to receive their pensions. Until now, veterans born in France's former African colonies who enlisted in the French army were obliged to live at least…