The French-Algerian row that will not go away
France has since bridled at a statement from the Algerian Minister of Labour, Hachemi Djaaboub, who declared that France was “the traditional and eternal enemy” of the Algerians.
Monday 19/04/2021
An Algerian holds an anti-France placard during an anti-government demonstration in Algiers on April 16, 2021. (AFP)
PARIS - French president Emmanuel Macron has said that France is neither “in repentance nor denial” for its colonial past in Algeria, as relations between the two countries clearly cool ahead of the 60th anniversary of the North African country’s independence from French rule on July 1 1962.
Ten days ago French premier Jean Castex’s fence-mending trip to Algiers was postponed, “for health reasons”. This may have been an example of Diplomatic COVID, since no new date was set. Even though, at the request of the Algerians, the French delegation had been cut back to four members including Castex, at the last m
Argelia, Francia y el viejo dilema de la historia
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Macron admits French forces tortured and murdered Algerian freedom fighter
03.03.2021
French forces tortured and murdered Algerian freedom fighter Ali Boumendjel during his country s war for independence, President Emmanuel Macron admitted on Tuesday, officially reappraising a death that was covered up as a suicide.
Macron made the admission in the name of France during a meeting with Boumendjel s grandchildren. The move comes after Macron stoked outrage in January when he refused to issue an official apology for abuses committed during the occupation of Algeria.
Instead, he agreed to form a truth commission as recommended by a report commissioned by the government to shed light on France s colonial past.