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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.

France threatened on Friday to "retaliate" if Algeria escalates a diplomatic row that has flared up over the arrests of Algerian social media influencers accused of inciting violence.

The French interior minister has announced the arrest of a social media influencer from Algeria who is accused of calling for attacks in France

Volunteers in the Comoros islands are working around the clock to support survivors fleeing Cyclone Chido in Mayotte as political tensions simmer between France and the Comoros over migration.

Centrist François Bayrou had promised a ‘national interest government’ across the middle political ground but ended up leaning to the conservative right

Cyclone Chido not only ravaged Mayotte’s fragile infrastructure but also laid bare deep-seated tensions between the island’s residents and its large migrant population

A row has erupted between France and the Comoros after Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau accused Comoran officials of facilitating illegal immigration to Mayotte, a French territory in the Indian Ocean. Mayotte is struggling to recover from Cyclone Chido, which devastated shanty towns housing many undocumented families.

President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Mayotte on Thursday to survey the damage across France's poorest territory as rescuers continue their search for survivors of Cyclone Chido. Officials warn the death toll from the most destructive storm in living memory could reach hundreds – possibly thousands.

Authorities fear hundreds or more could have been killed as number of victims unclear several says after cyclone.