France’s colonial legacy in Africa is a somber reminder of the brutalities of empire. By Dr Halim Gençoğlu Colonialism is not satisfied merely with holding a people in its grip and emptying the native’s brain of all form and content. Frantz Fanon (The Wretched of the Earth) French legacy in West Africa (The Wretched of the Earth) French colonialism in ...
Besides of Mali, Niger and Libya, a larger number of Tuaregs are settled in Algeria, although their influence on the relationship situation is not as strong as in other countries. Traditionally, the Tuaregs are settled in the Sahara regions of Libya, Mali, Niger, Algeria and northern Burkina Faso. The Tuareg began a continuous migration to southwest Africa in the seventh ...
By Ali Riza Tasdelen * One of the most prominent international guests of the Vatan Party 11th National Congress dedicated to Admiral Soner Polat was from the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, commonly referred as Western Sahara. The Sahrawi President Brahim Ghali has sent a greeting message to the Congress. So, what is Western Sahara and why would their struggle for ...
By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein * History and its vagaries made Venezuela and Algeria – two brother countries in the struggle against imperialism and colonialism and in favor of respect for the sovereignty and self-determination of peoples – commemorate the date of their independence on the same day. The Algerian people celebrated this July 5 sixty years of its emancipation and ...
Algeria celebrated the 67th anniversary of November 1, 1954, the day which the National Liberation Front (FLN) initiated its war of independence against French colonialism, at a juncture in which the relations between the two countries are once again strained. French President Emmanuel Macron was the main focus of criticism after he tried to involve Turkey in the issue over ...
On October 17th 1961, more than 300 Algerians were murdered on the streets of the “world capital of culture” Paris, during a protest against the French occupation of Algeria. On that night, more than dozens of Algerians were thrown into the cold waters of the Seine River over the Saint Michel Bridge, a touristic landmark for couples today, with their ...
Algeria is already involved The threat of a new large-scale conflict in Libya, primarily Egyptian intervention and a direct or indirect clash between Turkey and Egypt in the Battle of Sirte, naturally resulted in a lot of anxiety among Libya’s neighbors. Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune made a number of rather sharp statements, saying in an interview with local media that ...
The death of Salah in Algeria In Algeria, Ahmed Gaid Salah, the 80-year-old head of the Algerian armed forces and a veteran of the Algerian war of independence, died of a heart attack. Formerly a supporter of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, he opposed his nomination for a fifth term during major protests. After Bouteflika resigned in April, Salah de facto served ...
Algerian military commander Gaid Salah died of a heart attack on December 23, after a record 15 years as Chief of Defence Staff and almost a year as the unofficial leader of the country in the wake of the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. He has been replaced by the new head of the army, Said Chengriha. Experts estimate that ...
Turkey – Libya On December 12, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, an Egyptian and Emarati-backed marshal and the head of the East Libyan authority, announced the beginning of a decisive battle and his plans to advancement against Tripoli. Libyan media have reported fighting between Haftar and TNC forces on several fronts as Haftar’s forces approach the Libyan capital. Libya currently has two ...