The expansion of French colonialism in the northern Algerian Sahara and its impact on the caravan trade.

Abstract

     In this research paper, the researcher addresses the problem of French colonial expansion in the northern Algerian Sahara and its impact on the caravan trade. The researcher found that after defeating the resistance of Emir Abdelkader and Ahmed Bey in the north, French colonialism began to advance towards the northern Sahara in order to control these regions, which were havens for rebels and resistance fighters. Military operations in these areas were accompanied by the establishment of systems and laws to control trade between the north and the south. The penetration of colonialism and its control over the centres of the northern Algerian Sahara led to the collapse of the caravan trade, resulting in dire conditions in the desert regions.