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France restitution bill puts five colonial-era artefacts from Algeria, Egypt and Jordan back in focus

As country debates easing return of treasures, attention turns to regional pieces still held in its national collections ...
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Algeria bill seeks to criminalise French colonial rule: What to know

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Algerian politicians walk outside the People's National Assembly in Algiers [File: Ryad Kramdi/AFP] Lawmakers in Algeria have ...
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French parliament debates bill on return of artworks looted during colonial era

Lawmakers in the National Assembly are set to debate draft legislation to facilitate the return of artworks and other prized artefacts looted during the country’s colonial era. The bill, which was ...
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Algeria’s leader demands justice over French colonial-era wrongdoing

ALGIERS, AlgeriaALGIERS, Algeria — While France celebrated the anniversary of victory over the Nazis on Wednesday, Algeria commemorated a more somber anniversary: The crackdown by French colonial ...
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Algeria buries repatriated remains of anti-colonial fighters

Algeria prepared Sunday to bury the remains of 24 resistance fighters repatriated after more than a century and a half, as it marks the 58th anniversary of its independence from France. The skulls of ...
Al-Monitor

Algeria blames French far right as relations with former colonial ruler fray

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) meets his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune on the sidelines of a G7 summit in Italy in June. — Ludovic MARIN Relations between France and Algeria have hit ...
Newsday

As Europe celebrates the triumph of V-E Day, Algeria marks parallel legacy of colonial-era massacres

ALGIERS, Algeria — As Europe celebrates the 80th anniversary of its triumph over fascism and the end of World War II, Algeria is remembering a darker anniversary: the colonial-era massacres that ...
The New York Times

A Novelist Writing on Colonization Finds an Audience in France, at Last

Mathieu Belezi has been fascinated by the history of colonial Algeria for years. Acclaim finally came with his latest book, a sign of changing times. “It is my duty to ask questions, especially ...
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Algerians honor victims of colonial-era French crackdown at Paris Olympics ceremony

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria reminded France of a particularly dark chapter of its colonial past during an otherwise celebratory opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics on Friday. Algerian athletes ...