Benjamin Stora

Fifty years on, Algeria war resonates in French vote

Fifty years after losing the Algerian war, France is still suffering fallout from a conflict that shamed its armed forces and fuels bitter political rows even in its latest election battle.
 

Algeria promises more freedoms to avert protests

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria promised to end a 19-year-old state of emergency and provide more political freedoms on Thursday, concessions designed to keep out a wave of uprisings sweeping the Arab world.