{"id":4548,"date":"2026-01-30T18:40:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T18:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/?p=4548"},"modified":"2026-02-01T21:27:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T21:27:25","slug":"segolene-royals-visit-algeria-is-no-longer-the-same","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/2026\/01\/30\/segolene-royals-visit-algeria-is-no-longer-the-same\/","title":{"rendered":"S\u00e9gol\u00e8ne Royal’s Visit: “Algeria Is No Longer the Same”"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the fourth day of her visit to Algeria, S\u00e9gol\u00e8ne Royal, president of the France-Algeria Association, made a weighty, logical, and frank assessment, stating that Algeria has evolved in various domains and warning Paris about its current policy, particularly on the memory issue. She called on her country, France, to “realize that things are moving forward in Algeria. And if it wants to continue this bilateral partnership, it needs to step up.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

During a press conference held this past Wednesday evening, Ms. Royal indicated that she had “met with companies, startups, and young people in training at top schools,” and indeed realized “Algeria’s evolution, which is no longer the same as it was ten years ago,” when she visited as Environment Minister in 2016.<\/p>\n

The president of the France-Algeria Association assured that her visit, “fruitful” and “successful,” allowed her to observe Algeria’s evolution, emphasizing that “Algeria will not wait for France since it has diversified its partnerships.”<\/p>\n

Ms. Royal stated that she hopes “everyone will take responsibility and move in the right direction,” recalling that economic relations between the two countries have been “practically suspended for two years.”<\/p>\n

The president of the France-Algeria Association affirmed that she observed a real willingness on the Algerian side to maintain bilateral economic relations, citing in particular the business organization, the Algerian Economic Renewal Council (CREA), as well as officials from the Algerian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CACI).<\/p>\n

On this matter, she assured that she will report the results of her visit to Algeria to French President Emmanuel Macron, in order to “urge him to act and make the first gestures toward Algeria.” She also mentioned her intention to approach the president of the French business organization, MEDEF, to encourage a visit to Algeria.<\/p>\n

On this front, the former French minister believes it is appropriate to “inventory all existing partnerships between the two countries, to examine those that are starting to slow down and those that have not been able to materialize.” “Once the issue of recognition and addressing the memory question is handled\u2014which can happen quickly in a spirit of humility and speed\u2014we turn the page and build new partnerships,” she stressed, assuring that “all the assets exist to succeed in a new relationship and a new alliance” between the two countries.<\/p>\n

On the memory dossier, the president of the France-Algeria Association called on the French president to make a gesture of recognition for the colonial crimes committed by French colonial authorities in Algeria. “It would be so simple for France to make a gesture of recognition, formally expressed through the restitution of cultural assets, archives, the Alger Cannon, the remains still at the Mus\u00e9e de l’Homme so they can be properly buried, and, of course, opening the file on nuclear tests in the Sahara,” Ms. Royal affirmed. In fact, she believes her visit to Algeria has already borne fruit, advancing and accelerating certain memory-related dossiers, such as the recent French Senate vote on the law for restituting cultural assets\u2014after dragging on for two years\u2014and the adoption of a parliamentary amendment on opening files concerning French nuclear tests in the Algerian Sahara.<\/p>\n

“This is the first time a parliamentary amendment has given the government six months to release all information on the consequences of the nuclear tests, because public health problems still persist. I therefore believe things will move forward,” the president of the France-Algeria Association further emphasized.<\/p>\n

“It is up to France to take the first step, because France was the colonial power. Other colonial powers have done it, other countries have done it\u2014why not us? It needs to be done; it’s simple,” Ms. Royal added.<\/p>\n

On another level, the former 2007 presidential candidate indicated that hostile reactions to her positions in France stem not from mere political disagreement, but from fear of historical truth and freedom of speech, as well as the ongoing difficulty of the reconciliation process, particularly on the memory front.<\/p>\n

Referring to the case of French journalist Christophe Gleizes, imprisoned in Algeria, Ms. Royal praised the Justice Minister’s decision to allow her to visit him (carried out this Friday). This journalist is detained and sentenced to seven years in prison for “apology of terrorism.” According to Ms. Royal, the visit to this detainee “is truly the culmination of a successful visit, and it’s an important signal.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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