Algeria: France refuses to apologize and prefers a "Memories and Truth" commission
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Cover of the book “Un regard calme sur l'Algerie” by essayist Akram Belkaïd published by Editions du Seuil. (Illustrative image) © screenshot / amazon.fr
By: Christophe Boisbouvier Follow
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No apologies from France to Algeria, but strong symbolic acts, such as the creation of a “Memories and Truth” commission.
This is how Emmanuel Macron hopes to appease the memorial conflict over the Algerian war and bring the two countries closer together.
The French president is inspired by the report given to him yesterday by historian Benjamin Stora.
But will these symbolic acts be enough?
A few years ago, the essayist Akram Belkaïd published in Le Seuil “A calm look on Algeria”.
Today, he writes in Le Monde diplomatique and Le Quotidien d'Oran.
He answers Christophe Boisbouvier.
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