France on Tuesday said it was going to expel 12 Algerian diplomats and recall its ambassador in a tit-for-tat move after the North African country ordered the departure of 12 French diplomatic staff over the weekend. The rising tensions between
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said in an interview broadcast on Algerian television that French counterpart Emmanuel Macron is the “sole point of reference” for repairing damaged ties with France. Relations between Paris and Algiers have been strained over immigration and
Wildfires raging across Algeria during a blistering heatwave have killed more than 30 people and forced mass evacuations, the government said on Monday. Firefighters try to extinguish a raging forest fire near the town of Melloula, in northwestern Tunisia close
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune hosts Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Algiers on January 23, 2023. © Algerian presidency via Reuters Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni hailed Algeria as Rome’s “most stable, strategic and long-standing” partner in North Africa as she
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne leaves after a cabinet meeting at the Élysée Palace in Paris on September 26, 2022. © Emmanuel Dunand, AFP French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne starts a visit to Algeria on Sunday with a top-level delegation, pushing
French President Emmanuel Macron will extend his visit to Algeria to sign a “renewed partnership” deal on Saturday with his counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune as the two seek to overcome months of tensions. Macron, who heads to the western city
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the press after visiting the Christian cemetery of Saint-Eugene in Algiers on August 26, 2022. © Ludovic Marin, AFP French President Emmanuel Macron paid his respects at a European cemetery in Algeria on Friday, the
French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune (R) attend a joint press conference at the presidential palace in Algiers on August 25, 2022. © Ludovic Marin, AFP On his second visit to Algeria as head of state, French
French President Emmanuel Macron pictured during his last visit to Algiers, in December 2017. © AP stringer French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Algeria next week in a bid to improve strained ties between Paris and Algiers, 60 years after the country
Charred trees are pictured on the outskirts of the Algerian city of el-Tarf, on August 18, 2022. © AFP Wildfires which killed at least 38 people and left a trail of destruction in northeastern Algeria this week have now been contained,