It would be more accepted as an idea if after independence France completely cut ties with Algeria. But it's absolutely not the case. As for most of its forme

It would be more accepted as an idea if after independence France completely cut ties with Algeria. But it's absolutely not the case. As for most of its former colonies, France kept meddling to keep a foot in the country and sustain economic ties, and this often goes through making sure a French friendly gov is in place. We've seen former colonies get into a lot turmoil as their gov gets cosy with the US for instance, and start to severly reduce French influence. In Algeria during the civil war, French support happened to go to the pro-French gov. In Madagascar for instance it went to against the established gov that was pro-US.