8th May 1945: Remembering Algeria’s Setif massacre

FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail Seventy years on from the Setif massacre, journalist Hafsa Kara-Mustapha recalls the events which ultimately led to the end of “French Algeria.” Official history puts the 1st November 1954 as the start of Algeria’s war of independence against the French occupying power. However, most Algerians know that the first sparks of the conflict can … Continue reading 8th May 1945: Remembering Algeria’s Setif massacre