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 ...

Malika Rahal, a French historian and writer of Algerian origin, exposed the lie of freedom of expression in France, revealing ...

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 ...

However, relations have been on the slide for months. Observers have described the crisis as unprecedented since Algeria secured independence from France in 1962. There had been hopes that ...

The pessimism over France’s ability to effectively lobby on behalf of Sansal has led his supporters to seek help from the ...

The diplomatic spat threatens to upend recent efforts to normalise strained relations between France and its former North African colony, including a visit to Algeria by Barrot a week ago.

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 ...

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

France said on Monday that Algeria had threatened to expel 12 of its diplomatic staff and that it would take immediate reprisals should that occur in the latest flare-up between the countries.