Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Algeria passes law declaring French colonisation a 'state crime' Algeria's parliament unanimously adopted a law on Wednesday ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Algerian parliament in Algiers. (© Anis Belghoul / AP) The vote comes as the two countries are embroiled in a major diplomatic ...

Algeria's parliament has unanimously passed a law declaring France's colonisation of the North African state a crime, and demanding an apology and reparations. The law also criminalises the ...

ALGIERS, Algeria — Legislators in Algeria voted to declare France’s colonization of the North African country a crime, approving a law that calls for restitution of property taken by France during its ...

ALGIERS/PARIS, Dec 20 (Reuters) - President Francois Hollande acknowledged on Thursday that France's colonisation of Algeria had been "brutal and unfair" but stopped short of making an apology to the ...

President Emmanuel Macron expressed hope that Abdelmajid Tebboune 'will be able to come to France in 2023' — Ludovic MARIN President Emmanuel Macron has said he will not "ask forgiveness" from Algeria ...

The Algerian Senate toned down some of the original provisions in the bill, such as a call for apologies and reparations from France.

Algeria's parliament unanimously approved on Wednesday a law declaring France's colonisation of the country a crime, demanding an apology and reparations in a move Paris condemned as "hostile".

The fruit and vegetable market at the Bastille market in the old city of Oran, Algeria, on November 5, 2025. (Billel Bensalem / APP NurPhoto via AFP) ALGIERS, Algeria (AFP) — Algeria’s Parliament ...