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France's 1960s nuclear tests in Algeria still poison ties


France s 1960s nuclear tests in Algeria still poison ties
Issued on:
29/07/2021 - 04:50
Between 1960 and 1966, France conducted 17 atmospheric or underground nuclear tests deep in the Sahara desert of Algeria - AFP/File
4 min
Algiers (AFP)
More than 60 years since France started its nuclear tests in Algeria, their legacy continues to poison relations between the North African nation and its former colonial ruler.
The issue has come to the fore again after President Emmanuel Macron said in French Polynesia on Tuesday that Paris owed a debt to the South Pacific territory over atomic tests there between 1966 and 1996.
The damage the mega-blasts did to people and nature in the former colonies remains a source of deep resentment, seen as proof of discriminatory colonial attitudes and disregard for local lives. ....

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