Years of planning have gone down the drain as Algeria’s president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, on Saturday ruled out a visit to France.
A number of unresolved historical issues related to French colonialism have stood in the way of the visit, which had been slated for early October. Another stumbling block was Paris’ recent support for Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, whose independence Algiers’ vehemently defends.
What do you make of the snub?
1.5 million killed
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/5/algerias-road-to-independence-60-years-on
French nuclear tests in Algeria
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/france-libya-algeria-nuclear-tests-still-haunt-desert-cried
Remorseless French
https://www.france24.com/en/france/20210120-no-repentance-nor-apologies-for-colonial-abuses-in-algeria-says-macron
Get over it!
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56360817
France support Morocco on W Sahara
https://apnews.com/article/morocco-france-recognize-western-sahara-65856623c3fe5f565583de2d521570ed
Algeria support for Polsario
https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/the-polisario-front-morocco-and-the-western-sahara-conflict/