Blood and beatings: 1961 Paris Algerian massacre recalled
Algiers – Rabah Sahili had just turned 19 when he arrived in central Paris for a peaceful demonstration by... Read more
18 Oct
Algeria rejects ‘colonialist thought’ over historical ties with France
Algiers – Algeria’s president called on Saturday for an approach free of “colonialist thought” on historical issues between his country... Read more
17 Oct
Algerian president demands ‘total respect’ from France
Algiers – Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Sunday demanded France’s “total respect”, following a row over visas and critical... Read more
11 Oct
Mali-France tensions spurs debate over foreign influence
Bamako – Sitting outside their homes in Mali’s capital Bamako, Amboungo Guindo and Bilal Ba go back and forth... Read more
10 Oct
Algeria tells France to ‘decolonise its history’ in new spat
Bamako – Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra has told France to “decolonise” its history, in the latest verbal broadside between... Read more
7 Oct
Burkina students see no change four years after key Macron speech
Ouagadougou – Nearly four years ago, President Emmanuel Macron made a historic speech in the heart of the Sahel, where... Read more
6 Oct
Mali summons French ambassador over Macron criticism
Bamako – Mali summoned France’s ambassador on Tuesday, a foreign ministry statement said, to register its “indignation” at French President... Read more
6 Oct
Post-colonial theorist Mbembe helping with Africa-France summit
Johannesburg – Achille Mbembe says his first experience with France was when French colonial forces killed his uncle, an... Read more
5 Oct
‘Massive’ child sex abuse in French Catholic Church, inquiry finds
Paris – French Catholic clergy sexually abused some 216 000 minors in the seven decades since 1950, a “massive phenomenon”... Read more
5 Oct
Algeria recalls ambassador to France as tensions rise
Algiers – Algeria on Saturday rejected “inadmissible interference” in its affairs, hours after recalling its ambassador from Paris following comments... Read more
3 Oct
