France’s President Francois Hollande (centre) and France first lady Valerie Trierweiler with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Algiers airport, Algeria, yesterday. Hollande’s visit 50 years after the African country gained independence from France had been tensely awaited. Many Algerians still want an apology from their former colonial masters for crimes committed during their rule, and thequestion as to whether Hollande will offer one has preoccupied media during the build up to his visit.
