Sixty years on, Algerian desert region still struggles with effects of French nuclear tests

In February 1960, France carried out its first nuclear test in the Algerian desert, codenamed « Blue Jerboa ». Three more atmospheric tests and 13 underground tests followed, until 1966. The consequences for humans and the environment were disastrous. More than 60 years on, the after-effects are still visible and the victims of nuclear tests are struggling to be heard. FRANCE 24 reports from both sides of the Mediterranean: with former French conscripts who performed their military service in Algeria and are trying to receive compensation, and Algerians, who feel abandoned to their fate.