Algerian senate urges review of law declaring French colonisation a crime ALGIERS, Jan 24 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Algeria’s Senate has demanded revisions to a historic law declaring France’s 1830-1962 colonization a crime, creating legislative discord just weeks after the lower house unanimously passed the bill demanding an apology and reparations from Paris. While the lower house’s December 24 vote classified colonization as a crime with “legal responsibility,” the Senate objected to specific articles, particularly around financial compensation. A joint committee must now reconcile the text, as the Senate cannot directly amend the legislation. The disagreement centers on President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s stated position that Algeria is “not tempted by money” but seeks formal […]

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