we will not gain anything, and i really hope that when they welcome him, they will not embarrass us with slogans about illegal immigration to europe, as has already been done in previous years. coming to visit algeria, that s fine, but don t praise him for it. algeria is a former french colony. it was occupied for over 130 years that was until a war in 195a. it lasted seven years and led to algeria s independence. last year, president macron came under fire when he accused the politico military system in power in algiers of cashing in on memories of the war to justify its existence. algeria then accused france of committing genocide during the war, and then it recalled its ambassador from paris. so, with more on how likely it is that relations will improve, here s one academic from algiers university.
On the face of it, Algeria's state-dominated economy has weathered six months of turmoil well, with flightloads of public sector workers heading abroad for holidays even as protesters who ousted the v
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In the early 1960s France's far right showed its readiness to use violence and assassination to keep Algeria a part of France. It failed. Many of its crimes were forgiven and then quietly forgotten.
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