Family groups have been calling for the excavation of land believed to hold the bodies of at least 50 children — the sons and daughters of Algerians who fought for France — who died in internment camps.
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French Citizen Killed After Straying Into Algerian Waters
The man was one of several French-Moroccan dual citizens vacationing in northern Morocco when their water scooters, low on fuel, drifted across the maritime border and the coast guard opened fire.
Where Wildfires Are Raging in Europe and Africa: Greece, Algeria and More
Firefighters have scrambled to extinguish blazes in at least 10 countries as a heat wave has swept the Mediterranean region. Here’s what to know.
Photos: Wildfires in Greece, Italy, Tunisia and Algeria
Deadly blazes are raging across parts of Southern Europe and North Africa, including the Greek islands and Algeria.
34 Killed in Algerian Wildfires as Heat Waves Parch Mediterranean Region
Algeria’s government said that 10 of the dead were soldiers who were trying to rescue people from the fires, which have raged for days in a forested coastal region.
Photos: Wildfires in Greece, Italy, Tunisia and Algeria
Deadly blazes are raging across portions of southern Europe and North Africa, including the Greek islands and Algeria.
Pentagon’s Repatriation of Algerian Leaves 30 Prisoners at Guantánamo
The transfer was the sixth of a cleared prisoner in six months in a Biden administration surge to reduce the prison population.
An Activist’s Flight Reveals Widening Repression in Algeria
Four years after a popular uprising fueled hopes for change and real democracy, the country’s government is using vaguely defined statutes to round up hundreds.
Macron Calls for Enshrining the Right to Abortion in the French Constitution
President Emmanuel Macron honored Gisèle Halimi, a lawyer who worked for the legalization of abortion, but some of her family members and supporters assailed his use of her legacy.
Algeria Cracks Down on Last Remaining Independent Media Outlet
The country has effectively closed down one of the last places in Algeria for freewheeling political debate, which carried on even as the military-backed regime that leads the country grew increasingly authoritarian.