Algeria
Planned Franco-Algerian historical commission yet to take shape

French President Emmanuel Macron (center left) and French historian Benjamin Stora (center right) with Algeria's Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra (left) during a visit in Algiers on the 25th of August 2022.
French President Emmanuel Macron (center left) and French historian Benjamin Stora (center right) with Algeria's Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra (left) during a visit in Algiers on the 25th of August 2022. © Ludovic Marin/AFP
Six months after the announcement of its creation, tensions between France and Algeria are delaying the establishment of a bilateral body that is supposed to resolve a row over the countries' shared past. The decrees appointing the commission's French and Algerian experts have still not been published. [...]
Published on 15.03.2023 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes
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