A decision by Emmanuel Macron’s government to ban the hazelnut paste El Mordjene has sparked a patriotic backlash by ...

Diplomatic relations between France and Algeria have never been worse since 1962. France, on Tuesday, April 15, recalled its ambassador to Algiers for consultations and ordered the expulsion of 12 ...

Thousands of jars of the Algerian El Mordjene spread have been seized by French authorities as they try to stop the sale of ...

Algiers interpreted this diplomatic move as another layer of provocation, especially since the election of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in 2019, who initiated a new phase in Algeria-France relations ...

Relations between Algeria and France, the former colonial power in Africa’s largest nation by land area, have been beset by a series of problems in recent months despite attempts by President ...

Relations between Algeria and its former coloniser, France, have rarely been straightforward. After hitting a low point in July when France supported Algeria’s regional rival Morocco over its ...

France has recalled its ambassador to Algeria and ordered 12 Algerian diplomats ... called a "sudden deterioration in our bilateral relations".

“The Algerian authorities are responsible for this brutal deterioration of our bilateral relations,” it said. France also said it was recalling its ambassador to Algeria. Algeria’s decision ...

There was no immediate confirmation from Algeria of an imminent expulsion. France's relations with its former colony have long been complicated, but took a turn for the worse last year when French ...