A human rights organisation is preparing to take France to the International Criminal Court over compensation for victims of nuclear tests in Algeria during the 1960s.
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) Algeria claims many people suffered cancerous and genetic diseases following six years of nuclear explosions.
The French government has failed to respond to repeated demands for those affected to be compensated, the organisation says.
Algeria’s President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune has backed the compensation calls.