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Franco-Algerian relations back on track following visa dispute

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin during his meeting with President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Algiers, December 18, 2022. © ALGERIAN PRESIDENCY / AFP

France has ended months of tensions with Algeria over a visa dispute, just days after the normalisation of relations with Morocco following a similar spat.

On a visit to the Algerian capital Algiers on Sunday, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced a return "to a normal consular relationship" with Algeria, according to a statement posted on Twitter.

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