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How to revive and reintegrate Ukraine

By DC Editors - August 15, 2019 Leave a Comment

President Macron will seek to persuade Putin next week to resume peace talks with Ukraine after its new president offered an olive branch.

Former French President Sarkozy Set for Trial Over 2012 Campaign

By DC Editors - May 20, 2019 Leave a Comment

France’s Constitutional Council cleared the way for former president Nicolas to be tried over alleged illegal financing failed re-election campaign in 2012.

Algeria’s President: From Freedom Fighter to Public Enemy

By DC Editors - April 3, 2019 Leave a Comment

He fought to free Algeria from colonizer France, he reconciled his war-ravaged nation and he negotiated with a famed terrorist.

Paris Exhibit Traces Post-Colonial Migration Through Music

By DC Editors - March 22, 2019 Leave a Comment

Paris exhibit traces post colonial migration through music as crisis surround Britain’s exit from the European Union intensify divisions on the continent.

Iran Urged Again to Free Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh

By DC Editors - March 22, 2019 1 Comment

France ordered Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin released and warned Tehran that its nuclear accord does not give it a blank cheque on human rights.

Is Algeria Turning Green or Staying Red?

By David Anderson, J.D. - March 8, 2019 1 Comment

Algeria has long been a gangster state so now these angry youngsters have taken to the streets in large numbers. Most of the population is very poor, half are under 30 and 29% are unemployed.