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According to media reports, Algeria and France have reached an agreement concerning the retrieval and preservation of Algerian archives dating back t

A commission of French and Algerian historians created to reconcile colonial difficulties has agreed proposals for the exchange of archives, remains and artefacts. It is hoped the 10-member body – set…

On the occasion of the 64th anniversary of the first French nuclear test in Algeria, 15 international non-governmental organizations condemned the silence of the French authorities regarding waste dumping sites in the Algerian desert. Last June, the Algerian authorities asked Russia's aid to help clean up nuclear sites contaminated with nuclear radiation after despairing of Paris's cooperation.

Scholar Olivier Gloag, author of an essay that attempts to dismantle the Camusian legend, is criticized for wanting to cancel the philosopher

Can a former colonial power make amends without offering an apology? France and Algeria offer a test case that shows how difficult it can be to grapple honestly with the past.

On 8 May 1945, up to 45,000 Algerians were killed for demanding independence for their country, according to Algerian official figures. The massacre marked the most considerable carnage committed by France in a single day.

Journal du Dimanche staff end month-long strike with deal handing support to employees who leave the paper due to appointment of Geoffroy Lejeune, who has a history of antisemitism

A year ago, Emmanuel Macron announced the creation of a historians' commission on France's colonial past in Cameroon. What are the results and expectations?

Benjamin Stora is considered the foremost historian of Franco-Algerian relations. Kersten Knipp spoke to him about the enduringly thorny relations between the two countries

The past never just disappears. About five million people living in France today – both French and Arab – have a personal link to the savage conflict in colonial Algeria, and feelings of anger and resentment and the desire for revenge have never been assuaged.