"Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf said Algeria's experience under French rule highlighted the need for compensation."
"African leaders want colonial-era abuses recognised and criminalised."
"Algeria says a legal framework would ensure reparations are neither a gift nor a favour."
Algeria's experience under French rule highlighted the need for compensation. African leaders seek recognition and criminalisation of colonial-era abuses and legal accountability for perpetrators. Algeria proposes a legal framework to ensure reparations are neither a gift nor a favour and to create enforceable obligations for former colonial powers. The debate raises questions about mechanisms for holding former colonial powers accountable, quantifying the cost of atrocities, and designing legal, financial, and institutional measures to operationalise reparations. Experts in European affairs, defence, and NATO operations provide perspectives on legal pathways, evidentiary challenges, and geopolitical implications.
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