While mention of the word torture was banned from official language at the time, the French military in Algeria encouraged ...

P resident Emmanuel Macron on Friday recognised that Larbi Ben M’hidi, a key figure in Algeria’s War of Independence against France, had been killed by French soldiers after his arrest in 1957 ...

France waged a war marked by "extreme violence" during Cameroon's fight for independence ... carried out by French troops in Algeria. France is now reconfiguring its military presence in Africa ...

A SENEGALESE VIEW OF THE ALGERIAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE "Fighting African ... But what I want to make clear is that I had no choice. As a French soldier, I had to obey the orders.

The relationship between France and Algeria has always been complicated. It’s shaped by the painful history of the Algerian War of Independence. Despite Algeria gaining independence in 1962, tensions ...

"Revenge Taken by the Black Army" depicts actions taken against the French ... Domingue's war for independence from France and slavery. Toussaint had since been taken captive, but rebel soldiers ...