Independent Algeria Turns 60, but Colonial-era Wounds Remain

File Photo: Algeria has suspended its 20-year-old treaty of friendship, good neighborliness and cooperation with Spain. (AFP)

Algeria marks 60 years of independence from France on Tuesday, but rival narratives over atrocities committed during more than a century of colonial rule still trigger bitter diplomatic tensions.

The North African country won its independence following a grueling eight-year war which ended with the signing in March 1962 of the Evian Accords, AFP said.