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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
National
Alison Hird

With Franco-Algerian relations at an all-time low, can they get back on track?

A protest by the Algerian diaspora in France, at Place de la République in Paris, February 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

The turbulent relationship between France and its former colony Algeria has hit an all-time low, with the two countries accusing one another of humiliation and wilfully inflaming tensions. RFI examines what’s behind the breakdown in relations, and how they could get back on track.

Algeria and France have a fraught history, marked by colonial rule and an eight-year war that led to Algerian independence in 1962.

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