Algeria
Release of Boualem Sansal after one year in Algerian detention
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Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal was released on Wednesday from Algerian prisons through a humanitarian pardon granted by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, at the request of his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Aged 81 and suffering from cancer, the author greeted his return to France with optimism. This decision comes after diplomatic tensions between Paris and Algiers, signaling a possible turning point in their relations.
Building on their 4-0 rout of Mozambique in the last-16, Nigeria defeated Algeria 2-0 in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final, advancing to face hosts Morocco. Victor Osimhen and Akor Adams scored the second-half goals at Stade de Marrakech.
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Super Eagles sun isa Marrakech don shirye-shiryen wasan quarter-final na 2025 AFCON da Algeria’s Desert Foxes. Wannan wasa ya yi babban alaheri.
French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez has criticized the 'arm-wrestling' approach with Algeria following the adoption of a National Rally resolution denouncing the 1968 Franco-Algerian agreement. He stresses the need to restore dialogue with Algiers for security and migration cooperation. This stance comes as bilateral relations hit a low point.
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The UN Security Council recommended in a Friday resolution that Western Sahara become an autonomous region under Moroccan sovereignty to end a 50-year conflict. Eleven members voted in favor, while Algeria abstained from the vote. The decision has elicited mixed reactions.