Can former colonial powers be held accountable for past atrocities?

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.

So, how could former colonial powers be held accountable?

And can the cost of those atrocities be measured?

Presenter: Bernard Smith

Guests:

Abdelkader Abderrahmane – Independent researcher and co-author of “The Politics of Algeria”

Liliane Umubyeyi – Co-Founder and Executive Director of African Futures Lab

Nicolas Normand – Former French ambassador to Mali, the Republic of Congo/Congo-Brazzaville and Senegal

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