France urged to open colonial records by leading historian
French historian Benjamin Stora is calling for an end to government secrecy surrounding France’s 132-year rule over Algeria and the...
Algeria-France relations
France and Algeria strengthen economic partnership
Algeria and France are renewing their economic cooperation with a visit by Patrick Martin, President of the MEDEF ( Movement...
France and Algeria move to resolve diplomatic crisis
Algeria's Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf and his French counterpart Jean Noel Barrot had a direct conversation for the first time...
Algeria passes revised law criminalising French colonial rule
Algeria’s parliament has approved a revised law condemning French colonial rule, removing earlier provisions that demanded a formal apology and...
Ramadan officially begins across North Africa and the diaspora
The Islamic holy month of Ramadan has officially started in Morocco after the crescent moon was observed on the evening...
French Interior Minister announces trip to Algeria amid crisis
After months of speculation, French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez has announced he will be visiting Algeria to resolve the year-long...
Former French minister makes a successful trip to Algeria
Former French education minister and presidential candidate Segolène Royal made an official visit to Algeria, in her role as President...
Algerian Senate approves law on colonialism, with reservations
The Algerian Senate has approved a new law criminalizing French colonialism, but rejected the most controversial parts on possible reparations...
Criminalisation of French rule discussed in Algerian parliament
The Algerian Parliament began discussions surrounding a draft law aiming to criminalise French colonial governance between 1830 and 1962 on...
Algeria: Conference renews call to recognise colonial-era crimes
African leaders held a conference on November 30th where they urged former European colonial powers to recognise crimes committed under...
African nations urge recognition of colonial crimes
At a November 30th conference in Algiers, African leaders urged the recognition, criminalisation, and addressing of colonial-era crimes through reparations,...
Algeria: Jailed French-Algerian writer pardoned
Algerian president Abdelmajid Tebboune has agreed to pardon writer Boualem Sansal following an official request from Germany's President Frank Walter...
French parliament passes text denouncing 1968 Algerian accords
The French parliament has adopted a text by the far-right party Rassemblement National, with a close 185-184 votes, to denounce...
US optimistic about resolving Morocco-Algeria tensions
US President Donald Trump's senior advisor for Arab and African Affairs, Massad Boulos, is reportedly optimistic about securing a "peace...
Algerian media criticises Morocco’s Western Sahara plans
Algerian media have accused France and the UAE of exerting "intense pressure" within the UN Security Council over the Western...
