Hollande in Algeria: More Safe than Sorry

From Africa is a Country Fri Dec 21 2012, 14:00:18

Ah, the warm bath of public affection in the post-colony. French President François Hollande's visit to Algeria this week was a little odd, on more than one count. Algeria is about the last place you'd think a French head of state would engage in what in American politics is called working the crowd and in [...]

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