berlin. ukraine's president says his country is ready to help ease the world's food crisis. ships loaded with previously blockaded grain are ready to set sail from ukrainian ports. elsewhere, dozens of ukrainian prisons of -- prisoners of war are killed.

u.s. secretary of state antony blinken says russia's annexation of ukraine will never be accepted. and alaska isurning. the most northern u.s. state experiens an unual spate of forest fires. we meet the cruise -- the crews struggling to save them. i'm phil gayle. welcome to the program. we begin with the deaths of dozens of ukrainian prisoners of war, many of whom were victims of the months long siege in marriott o. russia and ukraine are accusing each other of shelling the town controlled by russia-backed separatists. local officials say as many as 53 of the prisoners were killed. in the day's other main development, ukraine is ready to restart grain exports to help ease the global food crisis.

ships are loaded and ready to sail. >> big -- a cloud of dust erupts . ukraine's president is on hand to inspect the loadedessels ahead of departure. >> this is the first vessel being loaded up since the war began. i'm standing in front of a turkish ship. this means report has started operating. the most important thing for us is that the port is operating and people are working. >> millions of tons of ukrainian grain have been held for months in silos and ships blockaded from pressure, sending food prices soaring around the world according to her recent deal brokered by the united nations and turkey, merchant ships will be given safe package -- passage in and out of key ukrainian ports. >> this agreement is not just

important for ukraine and ukraine's economy but it is important for the world because it will help to prevent a global food crisis. >> local officials say more than a dozen ships loaded with grain are ready to leave. a rare moment of good news in a five month long war, but it's being overshadowed by reports of a missile attack on a prison in a separatist controlled region of eastern ukraine. the strike killed dozens of ukrainian prisoners of war. moscow and kyiv blame each other for the deaths. phil: your correspondent was at the border during these visits. >> these visits are clearly a signal that the world wants these transports to go on and ukraine once these transports so go on. we are warning russia not to obstru this scheme. in ukraine's ports, we have now

17 ships that are ready to go and are hope will be leaving in the next few days. after that, there will be a shuttle between istanbul and ukraine in order to bring out all these tons of grain. we are talking about 20 million tons of rain now stored in ukraine's storage facilities, and after the next harvest, another 20 million tons are expected to add to that. it is quite a long period, and there are many chances that this will be interrupted due to fighting in the black sea or due to obstruction by russia, so there is some anxiety here in ukraine if this can really work. phil: u.s. secretary of state antony blinken has told his russian counterpart, sergey lavrov, that russia's annexation of ukraine will never be

accepted. the men spoke by phone for the first time since russia invaded ukraine in february. after the call, secretary blinken said he had urged mr. lavrov to respect a deal to allow ukrainian ships to leave the black sea. mr. lavrov is said to have told his u.s. opposite number the move was extending the conflict. they also discussed a u.s. proposal to secure the release of two detainees being held by moscow. will this conversation help the resumption of grain shipments out of ukraine? >> that is the big question. it is -- certainly the wording of what we have heard come both from the u.s. secretary of state but also from the russian side. it does not make anyone feel particularly that this will go ahead without complications because it is noteworthy what we

are not hearing. we are not hearing the u.s. recognizing a willingness of the russian side to honor their coitment, e russian-brokered deal to facilitate these grain shipments. on the other hand, we are hearing moscow accused the west, essentially the united states and nato countries, of prolonging the suffering by "pumping weapons into ukraine" and also with the russian side blaming the west for the delays in grain shipments for the very problems we are seeing also globally right now, so, yes, both sides are talking and have said it was a very frank exchange, but there was no word of actual headway, and that was very disconcerting indeed. phil: did they have a lot to say on other topics? >> the key issue antony blinken wanted to talk about what

brittney griner and paul whelan, the two u.s. citizens being held in russia. arbitrary detentions is what the u.s. side calls them. there has been talked for a couple of days of what secretary blinken calls a substantial offer on the table. several sources are saying this would be a potential prisoner exchange against victor bout, who has been imprisoned for 25 years -- has a 25-year sentence for arms trafficking in the united states. that would be a substantial offer indeed. the russian side has called on the u.s. to return to quiet diplomacy. they don't want this particularly out in the open, so if anything, this looks like an offer made by the americans that is not being answered right out for days now, and that just illustrates how tense relations

are and how tense that conversation must have been if it was frank and has produced a breakthrough despite the fact that this american offer has been made so publicly. no, this was not a successful telephone conversation by any means. the coming days will show if it produces at least some easing when it comes to grain shipments, but what it has done -- it has exposed the depth of the rift. the only good news is that both sides are still talking. phil: we thank you for that. when russia invaded ukraine, western anxious -- western nations increased sanctions on the russian economy. almost six months into the war, which measures are actually in place? the european union said it would face out -- phaseout construction of russian oil by the end of the year.

the eu also announced plans to phase out use of russian gas. several russian banks have been cut off from the international payment system. overall, sanctions could see russia's economy shrank by as much as 10% this year, but they have not stopped the war in ukraine. >> russia's war in ukraine has been raging for five months now. the european union has tried to counter it with unprecedented sanctions, by phasing out russian oil, cutting off russian banks from the biggest international payment system, and freezing the assets of russian oligarchs. >> putin has mobilized his armed forces. we are mobilizing economic power with powerful sanctions, and these sanctions are biting into the russian economy. >> so far, russian president

vladimir putin has shown no sign he will bow to the pressure and end his war any time soon, and not everyone in the eu is standing behind the bloc's sanctions. "the sanctions are not weakening moscow and europe is in trouble, in economic trouble. energy prices have been soaring all over europe, but economists say the russian economy has been hit much harder or come -- harder." >> if you look at various statistics coming from lower levels, from russia, the russian economy is suffering from these sanctions way more than european economies are. >> the fact the eu has not phased out all russian economy immediately has howeverrawn a lot criticism. >> this is theash cow. again the backdr of record

high oil prices, russia has the ability to shield itself from future sanctions. >> much will now depend on how eu countries can and their reliance on russian energy and find alternative suppliers and how fast pressure will be able to build new economic ties with countries like china and india. phil: we asked european union's external relations chief if in fact the eu is financing the war by continuing to buy russian energy. >> we are cutting off russian gas as soon as possible, but we are not going to cut off overnight. it is impossible. in a very short time, it was 40% before the war. it is now 20%. your imports have divided by

two. nobody can ask european economies to cut supplies overnight. if russia cannot import because we cut export to russia and the price of energy is increasing everywhere, certainly it is and economy with external surplus in the ruble goes up, but the ruble is no longer convertible currency, so it is not very useful to have a very high rate of a currency that is not convertible. sanctions are hitting hard the russian economy, and after the sanctions, the war continues. we continue paying for the gas

we buy, but we cannot do miracles. the war machine is going to be not only working with ney, it is working with technology. you can see how many western companies are inside there. they will no longer have it. they can have the money, but they cannot buy it, so they will not beble to build another tank like this. the money does not buy technology if they supplies of technology -- the suppliers of technology do not sell it. the russian technology is -- the russian economy is decreasing by 10% gdp. it will suffer a big recession, and yet, you contie saying you continue paying for the gas.

we are reducing it quickly. phil: that's eu external relations chief. ministers have clashed over a range of issues at a meeting in istanbul. germany's minister broke out against turkish rights abuses. the turkish minister accused germany of siding with greece in the dispute over oil exploration. correspondent dorian jones in istanbul talked me through this testy exchange. >> at the beginning of this press conference, it appeared both sides were trying to strike deal internally agree on grain from ukraine to be exported to

world markets, but the differences very quickly emerged with calls for trickyo implement the european court ruling power to release the turkish philanthropist from jail. i signed immediate repost from the turkh minister dismissing this. then the whole question of the ongoing territorial dispute between turkey and greece over the aegean sea. phil: there did seem to be quite a list of topics on which they disagree. turkish potential involvement in syria was another issue that was

brought up. >> that's right. turkey has been repeatedly threatening to launch another major offensive into syria. it already controls large swath of northern syria. its operations against syrian kurdish forces linked to the pkk terrorist organization, which is recognized as a terrorist organization by both the european union and united states, and expansion of the military operation and saying the last thing the country nds is more violence. again, we saw other major flashpoint defending greece over these territorial disputes between turkey and greece, which is centering over turkey trying to search for energyn waters which greece claims as its o. heays this is not a dispute

between turkey and greece but between turkey and the european union. we saw a very strong pushback, saying this present german government is not like its predecessor of chancellor anla merkel, he said was far more neutral an listened to both sides. it furtherueled what was a very tense atmosphere at this press conference. >> what are we to make of that open animosity? these are two senior diplomats who you would normally expect to hide their differences. is this becoming typical of each of them? >> it has to be said, she did appear to b trying to be careful in the way she frays her criticisms of turkey. she looked to be very careful with the words she w using, but to be honest, it did not

appear to have much effect at all. the turkish prime minister was very determined. he wanted to send a message to berlin, but turkey was not going to back down on key issues. it has to be said despite all the tensions that were dispyed, both foreign ministers did stss there are key issues which unite these countries. there are 3 million ethnic turks that were living in germany while at the same time, both countries are very important trading partners. in fact, germany is turkey's number one trading partner. another key point which unites the countries, particularly as turkey place gatekeeper role, so these factors so serve the fact that in despite o all their differences, these countries need to work together. it's not going to be easy. phil: thank you for that.

here's a quick look at more stories making headlines around the world. algeria, nigeria, and niger have signed a deal to the old gas pipeline connecting the hard desert with europe. the project will cost around 40 billion euros and could supply around 30 cubic meters of natural gas a year. indigenous women have protested at a mass held by pope francis in quebec. they want him to reverse a catholic policy from the 15th century on seizing land from non-christians. the pope is touring canada to apologize for the church's past crimes against indigenous children. palestinian authorities say teenagers have been shot dead by israeli troops in the occupied west bank. palestinians are marching against settlement extension -- settlement expansion when clashes broke out.

thousands of young climate activists have marched in northern italy to protest against a lack of strong policies to help counter global warming. the rally follows a week of conferences in the city featuring speakers from countries most affected by climate change. afghanistan's taliban have systematically destroyed the rights of women and girls across the country since seizing power nearly a year ago. militant islamists have mostly excluded them from public life, ordered women to cover themselves from head to toe, denied them representation in cabinet and tortured and threatened them. leading rights group amnesty international says taken together, these policies form a system of repression that discriminates against women and girls in almost every aspect of their lives. the suffocating crackdown against afghan -- afghanistan's female population is increasing

day by day. the most visible part is in the country's schools, which girls are only allowed to attend at the primary level. >> it has been more than 300 days since they have been forced to study at home. the sisters have been waiting for their secondary schools to reopen, but tire which has not come true. >> every girl is allowed to school and get education, but that's not allowed. i don't understand. >> only primary school girls are allowed to go to school under the taliban. while the regime keeps saying secondary schools will reopen, teachers believe it is just an empty promise intended to keep women and girls quiet, a view shared by the united nations. >> afghanistan is a country where girls are banned from going to high school.

women are excluded from working outside the home. there are no women in cabinet, and there's no ministry of wom's affairs. >> the taliban has also ordered women to cover themselves from head to toe and told them they can only leave home with a male relative. according to the latest report by human rights watch doug amnesty international, women who protested against taliban rules were threatened, detained, and tortured. they also reported forced and child marriage. the magnitude and severity of these rights violations are increasing month by month. >> it has been 344 days since the taliban took power. for most afghan women and girls,

almost every one of those days has brought a deterioration in rights, and their condition. >> stuck at home -- every day like this is a reminder to the sisters that life is not in your hands anymore. phil: now to the united states, and the white house says the destruction from wildfires in the country exceeding the 10-year average, but scientists say climate change is responsible. resident biden has declared a major disaster in the state of alaska where unusually pierced forest fires are raging. our correspondent met emergency crews battling the fires and residents fleeing the. >> alaska is the largest u.s. state and also the least densely populated. among its great treasures -- the untouched wilderness.

but much of that is now being destroyed. wildfires are not a new phenomenon here, but they are changing. they are becoming more frequent and mo intense, so much so that this year, local firefighters are unable to get them under control. >> when a fire happens and they get here than a local unit can handle -- here in anderson, they have some local volunteer firefighters, but they are very small, so when the fire gets bigger than what they can control, they will call for outse help >> and helhas come from all over the u.s. kate from montana has been battling blazes countrywide for more than 20 years. this is her if in alaska. she is now supervising a team of firefighters trying to control

one fire. -- this is her fifth time in alaska. >> when it starts in and around a populated area like this, that's when it becomes a problem. year after year, you hear that, i've never see or. i would say this abnormal weather is the new normal. it is getting hard to fight fires. resources are getting scarcer, and we are dealing with wind like this. >> this summer, more than 200 64 individual fires have destroyed 1.20 5 million hectares of land across the state. the blaze in anderson is now under control, but the damage is extensive and strong winds pose a risk, too. >> this used to be a forest. you can still see smoke up there. fire fighters are still trying to get that fire under control.

>> local people have had to evacuate their homes. when they returned, the fire was under control. >> it was kind of like surreal. there was smoke, and fires were still burning in the trees out here, and the airmen were with us, and i think they were with us because -- the firemen were with us, and i think they were with us because it would be dramatic. they said right away, your house is safe. >> this time, they were lucky, but there will certainly be wildfires again. experts say global warming may make them more severe. phil: lottery ticket holders in the united states are holding their breath as the cap art for an upcoming draw reaches more than $1 million.

the odds of winning are less than one in 300 million. despite this, plenty of people are trying their luck. it is probably too late for me now, but there it is. here's a reminder of our top story at this hour -- ukraine is ready to resume grain exports under a united nations deal with kyiv and moscow. president zelenskyy says chips are loaded and waiting for the go-ahead from international partners to start exporting millions of tons of food supplies to the world. this is "dw news." i will be back in a moment to walk you through the big stories of the day in "the day." aside from that, there's always the website dw.com. have a good day. ♪

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anchor: volodymyr zelenskyy visit odessa. ukraine says it's ready to start shipping grain and is waiting for the go-ahead, but continued attacks from russia could complicate that. after xi jinping and joe biden phone call on thursday, the standoff on a possible visit to taiwan by nancy pelosi continues , and beijing can count on the support.

cynical gears -- senegal gears up for parliamentary election. some candidates hope to -- those of the headlines this hour. you are watching "france 24." a week after a united nations brokered deal that would allow for block ukrainian grain exports to leave the black seaports, president volodymyr zelenskyy is visiting odessa. kyiv it says it is ready to restart grain shipments, but no dates have been set. the fierce fighting with russia still makes the situation risk you. allowing for ukrainian grain shipments would curb the rising global food prices and could impact prices in developing countries. we have this update from odessa. >> one ship that has moved from one dock in this port in the odessa region to another dock closer to the harbor, that is

the only movement i've been able to observe. ukrainian say they have 10 ships loaded and ready to go, and they have solved all technical issues. they are waiting as president zelenskyy said for the go-ahead from the united nations in turkey, but the united nations and turkey are just the intermediaries. it is from the russians that they are waiting for the final green light. that is what the ambassador said this morning and odessa, giving a press conference about this issue, and that seems to be the consensus opinion here that it depends on russia assuring that it really will guarantee the security of these vessels, and there is a lot of skepticism in you claim about whether that will really happen, not least of course the deal was just signed a week ago in russia attacked the port of odessa in a missile strike. farmers in ukraine are saying the same thing, that they are hopeful that this deal will work out and that they will be able

to start exporting their grain, because the way it is even if they don't export it at all, they said some are at low at huge logistical cause, amounting to 60% of the total price of the grain for example, and that is what the ukrainians are saying and that is what they were expending where's in normal times it is 15%, so it is in the financial interest of the farmers to get these exports going again, but they all say they are doubtful and distrustful of russia and they will wait and see. they are not sure it will happen. anchor: further east in one region, developments could overshadow efforts to release ukrainian grain. dozens of ukrainian prisoners of war appear to have been killed when a prison building was destroyed in a missile strike on friday. moscow and kyiv are accusing each other of carrying out the attack. ukraine's armed forces a russian artillery targeted the prison to hide the mistreatment of those

held there. china-u.s. relations are at a tense level, but communications are still open. joe biden and xi jinping held the phone conversation for two hours and 20 minutes on thursday, the top of the agenda was taiwan, which china considers to be an integral part of its territory. xi jinping warned his counterpart not to play with fire on this particular issue. nancy pelosi is considering visiting it month. for more on this, we spoke with a senior fellow at the harvard kennedy school. >> the messaging from beijing is clear, any upgrading of relations between the united states and taiwan will not be to washington's credit. on the other hand, joe biden's view is that there has been no chge in the u.s. policy vis-a-vis china and taiwan, no

upgrading. the problem with the visit is that nancy pelosi has a history of a human rights activist and defender of human rights, but the problem now is the trick is not can confirmed. if she goes, they will be problems with china, if she does not go, it will will be seen as climbing down on the part of the united states, so it won't be good for the u.s. president --

it is the 20th party congress of the chinese communist party, which means if he is appearing as weak vis-a-vis the united states, and as you pointed out, there is a critical relationship going on at the moment. that will not be good for his leadership. the way it appears across the political spectrum, particularly vis-a-vis his ccp colleagues, o both leaders are facing this dilemma. anchor: senegal heads to the polls. the opposition hopes to force the president to a coalition government and dampen ambitions for a controversial term. the single round ballot will decide the 165 seats of the parliament for the next five year, a difficult task for the opposition with several members of the coalition who have been

barred from running. 75% of the population is under 35 years old and the youth vote could be decisive in those elections as people face a number of problems in senegal, including an unappointed rate of 25% and inflation the cutshe. our correspondents want to meet with some of those hoping to better shape the country's future. reporter: he hopes to overturn the government majority by mobilizing support for the opposition in her neighborhood. at 29 years old, this is not her first campaign. a motivation is personal and political. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: there is no work in senegal. i have a bachelors degree in management and accounting, but up until now, i have not been able to get a job. if the opposition coalition manages to win, the majority of the national assembly, things will be marvelous. >> he has his own ideas.

his civil servant leads a team handing out flyers for the governing coalition he hopes that by ratee naming a majority that the government will be able to push on with development. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: his achievements in health care and infrastructure cannot be denied. we are not here to greet propaganda. we are going to meet people to raise awareness to explain to have to give the president the majority in the national assembly. reporter: not all young people are so enthused by the prospect of elections. many feel unrepresented by the country's politicians. he is among those. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: for now, i haven't seen a politician that satisfies me. when they are elected, they never do the things they promise during the campaign, never. reporter: the average age in

senegal is just 19. the youth vote will be decisive in the selection. anchor: pope francis visits canada and reaches its last stop this friday, the head of the catholic church has arrived in a territory in the arctic. he will be meeting with leaders of the inuit community. like other first nations communities emit earlier in the week, they have suffered under the residential school system in the country, many schools run by catholic priests. the children were isolated from their families and cultures in order to be assimilated into white canadian society. we have more. reporter: canada, the last stop on with the pope has calm a penitential pilgrimage. on thursday, he asked for forgiveness, alluding to the deplorable people suffered by so many at the hands of the catholic church in canada, but

some feel that that after so long a wait, the apology was not enough. >> the apology was not a full apology. it did not recognize the roman catholic institutional role in protecting abusers. reporter: between 1880 and 1996, more than 150,000 were taken away from their homes and their culture, sent to boarding schools with salt to culturally assimilate "civilizing and integrating indigenous people." many suffered physical, sexual, and emotional abuse in the schools, while thousands never made it home. >> he came here, i don't know, asking for forgiveness? i don't know. not for me anyways. reporter: as a reconciliation mass in quebec, two members of indigenous communities unfolded a banner, referring to the so-called discovery doctrine,

principle which endorse the colonization of non-christian territories by european nations on the basis that they had discovered them. the pope will address the need former peoples of one of these residential schools before returning to rome. anchor: the latest from the record flooding in the appellation mountains in kentucky, which has swamped homes and businesses and cut off over 30,000 people from the electric grid. the state's governor says that 16 people have died in the toll will rise as rescue teams continue to search the disaster area. the deaths were in four eastern counties. argentina launching an effort after effort in order to stave off an economic crisis. this, after mass protests in the country on thursday. president fernandez has called on one of the most powerful figures of the ruling coalition to form a new super ministry

overseeing economic, manufacturing, not cultural policy. the standing economy minister had only taken her post one month ago after her predecessor abruptly resigned. the same day, the central bank hiked interest rates to 16% to curb inflation. the u.k. court has ruled against a venezuelan leader nicholas maduro's regime in a fight over who gets to control the country's gold reserves. venezuela's opposition leader and head of the country's rebel government is now one step closer to controlling those assets. 31 tons of venezuelan gold are deposited with the bank of england, valued at $1.95 billion. the central bank of venezuela rejected the decision as highly unusual and the government veiled to fight on. from theater to dance, to art installations, every year since 1990, paris is taken over by

artistic and cultural events during the summer as part of the paris summer festival. we have more on how the program reshapes the public spaces in paris. reporter: back to the classroom for these parisians who have come to this high school in the french capital to take in some art and culture. a group of artists have taken over the space as part of the city's annual summer festival offering an immersive experience to the public. ♪ by incorporating art into unusual spaces, the festival held this year until july 31 hopes to make art and culture accessible to as many people as possible. >> [speaking in foreign language] !!!, and collective, getting together to organize dinners, meals, long walks, so that people can get together over a longer time,

instead of just seeing a show and leaving. reporter: among the artists invited this year, eight dancers from the african continent, directed by a choreographer, the show honors canterbury dance in its diversity. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: i want to focus on the next generation in africa. they don't have the opportunities. we you are lucky enough to be in france and see the world and have the france 24 microphone, we want to tell all the young people who follow us that anything is possible. we can begin from far away from anywhere and explore the world. we are here. we will come back. we will create. ♪ reporter: inspiration to create can be taken from the northern nights, which would light up the paris sky th weekend, bringing the 33rd edition of the summer festival to a close. anchor: fans of beyonce have been waiting for this moment for six years, and it is finally

here, her new album, renaissance , it is outright in time to become the soundtrack to the summer. the new album has echoes of 1990's house music and is sure to get people on the dance floor. she has indicated that renaissance is the first act of three and a project she recorded over three years during the pandemic. that is all the news for now. thanks for watching "france 24." do stay tuned. ♪

>> an exhibition dedicated to algerian resistance, photographs documenting the final years of the war, and a major collection of algerian painters, today, we look at french cultural institutions marking the 60th anniversary of algerian independence. we begin in the southern city of marseilles, where a museum has organized a show dedicated to the religious turn military leader who led the struggle against france's colonial invasion, becoming a national hero and a celebrated humanist. france 24 have this report.

♪ >> a spiritual guide turned warlord at this exhibition visitors can learn more out him, that algerian person who was first to take over from his father at the head of a fraternity, but the french invasion of algeria tenthanged his destiny. in 1832, he took up arms in organized resistance. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: he became an extremely important figure of the resistance and managed to negotiate a founding treaty with the french in the west of algeria of 1837. he laid the foundations of the algerian state with tax collecting, currency, and a consistent army. ♪ >> but, he had to surrender up the -- after a battle when they

rated his personal encampment. in 1847, he took his family to france. authorities have promised to free him, but kept him prisoner for five years. ♪ when napoleon the third released him, he left for istanbul, then damascus, there he fought for the rights of the christian minority. ♪ >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: they were extremely violent riots against christians. he decided to take action. he took up arms and protected them. this was theritical moment that contributed to making him even more pular than he was already. ♪ reporter: during france's second empire, he became a cultural icon, little figurines, stamps, plants in his image, even a strawberry named after him.

meanwhile, he was in contact with the most famous intellectuals of his time. we know that he supported the creation of the suez canal, infrastructure that links countries and cultures, much like he was a bridge between france and algeria. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: here in marseilles and france, there are people who feel close to algeria for a wide range of reasons. he is a historical figure from algeria with whom we share many things in common, so it is important for a museum like ours to take on this project. ♪ reporter: in 1966, algiers repatriated his remains from damascus, a symbolic moment in history for a state that had become independent just four years earlier. ♪ reporter: in july of 1961, a young french photojournalist flew to algiers to cover the conflict. he went on to become a renowned photographer, and the images he

captured during the war and in the years since are now being shown at the arab world institute in paris, accompanied by texts from celebrated algerian writer born after the country's independence, a way of bridging generations and perspectives. james mulholland tells us more. >> [speaking in foreign language] repoer: in 1961 at the age of 19, a french photographer traveled to algeria for the first time. these are the images he brought back from the trip, which conveyed the atmosphere on the other side of the mediterranean. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: i remember back in that they told me that if you get caught, hide your film in your underpants and socks. that is how it was back then. it was a violent time. reporter: 60 years on, his photographs tell the stories of the last months of french algeria. after seven years of war, he captured the tragedies of the moment, like this protest by the french and europeans born in

french algeria. he knew tt independence was inevitable. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: this photo is something of a metaphor of the situation in algeria in 1961. this man, perhaps a former soldier, colonizer, he is angry. and there is this huge storm which came down with such force that he just ands the frozen in the mdle of the street. he symbolizes all the anger, the pain, the desperation of this community, which does not want to leave algeria. reporter: he remained scrupulously in partial. he documented the day-to-day malaise between the communities on the verge of turning their backs on each other forever, after 130 years of living side-by-side. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: i was 19, so i lipid young women, young european women there with their mothers, grandmothers, and there was the separate community living in the same buildings, sharing the same spaces. they knew each other, but there

was such a strange atmosphere between them. reporter: in 1962, he followed the algerian delegation during the peace negotiations to put an end to a war in which tens of thousands died. as the accords were signed, the photographer this time captured hope, that of a newly independent nation. reporter: the arab world institute is also hosting the first major exhibition of algerian painters and france since 1964. the collection brings together the work of 21 different artists from the 1950's through today, together telling the many stories of the country on the brink of independence and in the years that followed. we have this report. ♪ reporter: the melancholic oil paintings face to face with the bold acrylic works. these 36 paintings, photos, videos, and calligraphy are a

window into algeria's decolonization, the body of work at the arab world institute in paris. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: they have given us works of an international human level, so that any person from north america, south america, africa, asia, or wherever, if they look at a work of any artist, they can communicate with that work. they can love it. reporter: three generations of artists, each with their own emotional flavor, joyful celebration of music and birds in this painting, painful absence in the empty banquet for the monks murdered in 1997. he is the hero of the algerian struggle against french colonization, but with iran touch, and activists posed in the -- >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: we still have the woman, the algerian woman, the

north african woman, belly dancing and so on. this is how europe sees him, and here they lie down like this. they give their bodies. they tell their own stories within their bodies. reporter: a story that goes beyond algeria, this helping hand stands for the explosion in the port of beirut. it is dedicated to the migrants drowned in the mediterranean. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: i also question humanity. i question the public authorities in all countries, in what is happening there mark -- there? i could have found myself at the center of this tragedy because i love my country for the same reasons. reporter: with more than 600 modern works, the arab world institute holds one of the largest algerian collections in the world. reporter: finally, french algerian artist got the independence party started a

little over a month ago with the release of his clip. it is named after the label that produced some of the biggest stars of algerian music in the 1980's, he described the clip is a love letter to my people. it mixes modern and traditional algerian scenes and features cameos from algerian icons. parts of it were filmed at a housing project in algiers known for its colonial history. he is most known for his collaborations with lady gaga and kanye west. the clip has been viewed over 44 million times on youtube and has been hailed as an instant classic. we will leave you dancing to the rhythms of it. thank you for watching. more news coming up on "france 24." ♪

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