Former French ambassador to Algeria Xavier Driencourt argues that Algeria’s political system has long relied on military power, official memory of colonialism and France’s discomfort with its past to sustain itself, according to a new book that has entered France’s top 20 bestseller list last week. In “L’Algérie 1830-2026. Vérités et légendes” (“Algeria 1830-2026: Truths […]
