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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.
Defending champions Argentina take on Algeria in Kansas City on Wednesday in their Group J opener at the World Cup 2026.
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Bruno Retailleau, Republicans leader and 2027 presidential candidate, accused Emmanuel Macron of being a 'willing hostage to Algeria's memorial blackmail' in a JDD interview. He denounces the president's 'ideological dependence' on OQTF expulsions and visa policy. Retailleau sharply criticized Macron's recent remarks on 'madmen' wanting to anger Algeria.
Nigeria's Super Eagles have touched down in Marrakech, Morocco, to prepare for their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final against Algeria's Fennecs on Saturday at Marrakesh Stadium.
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Algeria secured a 1-0 victory over the Democratic Republic of Congo in the Africa Cup of Nations last-16 tie, thanks to a late extra-time goal.
Eric Zemmour, president of Reconquête, engaged in a heated debate on X with a Marseille imam about France's colonial history in Algeria. The exchange follows a resolution adopted in the National Assembly denouncing the 1968 Franco-Algerian agreement. The two sides clash over historical facts and metaphors related to independence and immigration.
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Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf described as a 'franco-French' matter on Sunday the National Assembly's adoption of a resolution to denounce the 1968 migration agreement. The non-binding text, proposed by the National Rally, was narrowly approved on Thursday with support from right-wing deputies. Algiers hopes it will not lead to government action.
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