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Algeria drafts wartime mobilization bill amid regional tensions

Algeria’s government proposed a law to streamline military mobilization amid tensions with neighboring countries Morocco and Mali, as well as former colonial ruler France

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025

More than 1,800 migrants expelled from Algeria into Niger, says rights group

The mass deportations come amid rising tensions between Algeria and its southern neighbours, all now led by military juntas that ousted elected governments previously aligned with Algiers.

Euronews · Apr 25, 2025

More than 1,800 migrants expelled from Algeria into Niger, rights group says

Algeria is rounding up migrants and dumping them across the border with Niger, according to a regional migrant rights group

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025

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France expels 12 Algerian officials as tensions escalate

Move comes after Algeria expelled French diplomats, following France’s arrest of an Algerian official linked to kidnap.

Al Jazeera · Apr 15, 2025

Tensions Flare As Algeria Expels 12 French Officials

Fresh tensions flared between France and Algeria on Monday as the French foreign minister said its former colony had ordered 12 French officials to leave in 48 hours.

International Business Times · Apr 14, 2025

Algeria orders 12 French embassy staff to leave the country within 40 hours

Paris says the decision is linked to the recent arrests in France of three Algerians suspected of kidnapping an Algerian influencer last year.

Euronews · Apr 14, 2025

Algeria orders exit of French officials amid rocky relations

Latest salvo in diplomatic spat comes after France arrested three Algerians over kidnapping of social media influencer.

Al Jazeera · Apr 14, 2025

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Fresh diplomatic tension after Algeria expels French embassy staff

French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Monday threatened to retaliate if Algeria pursued an order to expel 12 members of staff at the French embassy over the next two days.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 14, 2025

Algeria lodges 'strong protest' after consular official indicted in France

Algeria has summoned the French ambassador to protest the arrest of an Algerian consular official on suspicion of involvement in the April 2024 abduction of a TikTok influencer near Paris. It threatens to scupper a recent easing of tension between France and its former colony.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 13, 2025

Algeria Protests After Consular Official Indicted In France

Algeria protested strongly Saturday after French prosecutors indicted one of its consular officials on suspicion of involvement in the April 2024 abduction of an Algerian influencer in a Paris suburb.

International Business Times · Apr 13, 2025

Hackers breach Morocco's social security database in unprecedented cyberattack

The hackers who posted the documents on Telegram said the attack was in response to alleged Moroccan 'harassment' of Algeria on social media platforms, pledging additional cyberattacks if Algerian sites were targeted.

Euronews · Apr 10, 2025

Hackers breach Morocco's social security database in an unprecedented cyberattack

Morocco’s social security agency says troves of data were stolen from its systems during a cyberattack this week that resulted in personal information being leaked on the Telegram messaging app

The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2025

Algeria shuts down airspace and recalls envoys amid Mali drone row

Algeria has closed its airspace to flights to and from Mali and recalled its ambassadors from Mali and Niger, in response to what it calls "serious and unfounded allegations" that it shot down a Malian drone.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 8, 2025

Mali, Niger, Burkina recall ambassadors from Algeria over drone incident

Tensions between Algeria and its southern neighbours have flared once again after the downing of a Turkish-made military drone near the Mali border, underscoring the ongoing instability in the Sahel.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 7, 2025

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Al Jazeera · Apr 7, 2025

Algeria closes airspace to Mali aircraft as drone row escalates

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger recall ambassadors to Algeria amid deteriorating relations and shooting down of Mali drone.

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2025

Sahel alliance recalls ambassadors from Algeria after the downing of a Malian drone

A military alliance between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger has withdrawn their respective ambassadors from Algeria in response to the downing of a Malian drone this week

Radio France Internationale · Apr 6, 2025

French FM in Algeria to reset bilateral relations

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot is in Algiers on Sunday, at the invitation of the Algerian government, to plan ways to shore up bilateral relations which have been strained in recent months.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 6, 2025

Biopic explores the life and legacy of Frantz Fanon, a century after his birth

Soldier, psychiatrist, philosopher... who was Frantz Fanon? A new film by director Jean-Claude Barny seeks to answer that question in a year that marks a century since the birth of one of the most influential figures in 20th-century anti-colonial thought.

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Radio France Internationale · Apr 2, 2025

Macron shifts to quiet diplomacy in bid to resolve Algeria crisis

France’s Emmanuel Macron held his first phone call in months with Algerian leader Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Monday night, as the two sought to end a diplomatic standoff over Algeria’s refusal to take back its expelled nationals, the jailing of French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal and suspended security ties.

The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2025

Algeria says it downed a drone near its border with Mali as tensions simmer between the 2 countries

Algeria says it has shot down a military drone near the country’s border with Mali

Euronews · Apr 1, 2025

Macron and Tebboune attempt to defuse brewing French-Algerian diplomatic crisis

After a months-long diplomatic spat, the French president and his Algerian counterpart have reiterated their commitment to work together.

Euronews · Mar 28, 2025

French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal given five year prison sentence

Sansal was arrested in November 2024 at Algiers airport. French President Macron has called on Algeria to release the writer.

The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2025

French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal sentenced to five years in prison

French president Emmanuel Macron has called for authorities to free the novelist who was convicted in Algeria for allegedly undermining the country’s territorial integrity

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2025

French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal handed five-year sentence as diplomatic rift widens

French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal is facing five years in prison after a judge found him guilty of undermining national unity

Radio France Internationale · Mar 27, 2025

French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal sentenced to five years in prison

French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal has been sentenced to five years in prison for undermining Algeria's territorial integrity.

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