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In a recent speech on Islamist extremism, Emmanuel Macron described France as “a country with a colonial past and traumas it still hasn’t resolved, with facts that underpin our collective psyche. The Algerian war is part of this.” Mr Macron has made similar remarks throughout his presidency. An estimated five million French residents have links of some kind to Algeria, and the shadow cast by the colonial experience is long and divisive. Nostalgic exiles and French military veterans, led by the ex-paratrooper Jean Marie Le Pen, were instrumental in the formation of the far-right Front National. The Algerian diaspora in France has a rather different take on the age of empire. Previous presidents have simply steered clear of a war associated with national humiliation, savage violence and imperialist racism. But in a country with one of the largest Muslim populations in Europe, Mr Macron has concluded that this official amnesia has become untenable. Ahead of the 60th … [Read more...] about The Guardian view on France and Algeria: breaking the silence

CARPENTRAS, France (AP) — A few dozen protesters have urged French presidential hopeful Emmanuel Macron to apologize after he called France’s colonization of Algeria a “crime against humanity.” Macron’s comments in an interview to the Algerian channel Echourouk News earlier this week have prompted controversy, as the topic is still a source of tension in France. Protesters who gathered Friday during Macron’s visit in Carpentras, in southern France, were mostly tied to Christian and Jewish families who moved to French colonies in North Africa before being expelled when those countries became independent. Macron, a centrist candidate in France’s two-round April-May presidential election, explained in a video that his comments aimed to acknowledge the responsibility of the French state in the colonization, not to target any people. Algeria lived under French colonial rule from 1830 to 1962. … [Read more...] about French Candidate Macron Sparks Protests over Algeria Remarks

industry have turned into a fiasco. The country's recent years of political turmoil have also seen its foreign joint venture factories close and cronies of its ousted president Abdelaziz Bouteflika end up behind bars. Algeria's dream of creating thousands of jobs has collapsed and the country is in dire need of new vehicles. The government is putting on a brave face. Industry Minister Ferhat-Ait Ali pledged last month that it is "preparing the revival of this industry on solid foundations, which break with the practices of the past". Algeria's auto industry was born in 2012 when French maker Renault partnered with the government in Algiers to build the first plant two years later near Oran, the country's second-biggest city. Other companies followed suit. South Korea's Hyundai opened its assembly plant in 2016 in Tiaret, and Germany's Volkswagen started operations the next year in Relizane. The sector became a priority as the North African country sought to reduce … [Read more...] about Cronies, corruption: How Algeria’s auto sector hit the wall

VNA Director General Nguyễn Đức Lợi (R) and Director General of Algeria Press Service (APS) Abdelhamid Kacha sign bilateral cooperation agreements in Hà Nội yesterday. — VNA/VNS Photo Văn Điệp HÀ NỘI – Algeria and North Africa are important areas to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and Vietnamese audiences, VNA Director General Nguyễn Đức Lợi said during talks with the Director General of Algeria Press Service (APS) Abdelhamid Kacha in Hà Nội yesterday. He noted that information provided by the APS will help VNA ensure the accuracy, impartiality and multi-dimension of its Algerian and North African coverage. Over the past few years, the two sides have actively exchanged information under signed bilateral cooperation agreements, he said, adding that the enhancement of cooperative ties between VNA and APS is important and in line with the traditional friendship between Việt Nam and Algeria. The APS Director General evaluated that the two news agencies have effectively … [Read more...] about VNA increases cooperation with Algeria Press Service

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (right) hosts visiting Algerian Foreign Minister Abdelkader Messahel on Friday. - VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI – Việt Nam hopes to strengthen its cooperation with Algeria across many key sectors, particularly economy and trade, to match the success of their bilateral political ties, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc told visiting Algerian Foreign Minister Abdelkader Messahel. During their meeting in Hà Nội on Friday, the Prime Minister said Việt Nam wanted to further enhance its fruitful relationship with Algeria, urging the two sides to fulfill their joint commitments and intensify their exchange of high-level delegations. Việt Nam and Algeria should continue to step up the implementation of plans made at the 11th meeting of the Inter-Governmental Committee in November 2017, PM Phúc suggested. Việt Nam welcomed the consensus reached by agencies of both sides on the formation of the Business Council, as well as their resolve to … [Read more...] about Việt Nam looks to forge ties with Algeria in various fields: PM