21 January 2021By AFP
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French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision not to issue an official apology for abuses committed during the occupation of Algeria has sparked criticism on the streets of the North African country.
Macron’s decision was announced by his office on Wednesday as report he commissioned called for the establishment of a “truth commission” to shed light on France’s colonial past.
French historian Benjamin Stora, who wrote the report, said there was a “never-ending memory war” between the two countries and suggested the commission hear testimony from people who suffered during the 1954-1962 conflict that ended 132 years of French rule in Algeria.