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French-Algerian ties: Tensions escalate into crisis

Algeria and its former colonial power France are stepping up diplomatic pressure after the kidnapping of an Algerian influencer. But there is more at stake between Paris and Algiers.

A Week In Review - La Voz Colorado

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In 48 hours, the crisis reached an unprecedented threshold of gravity between Paris and Algiers.

On Tuesday, Elysée announced the expulsion of "twelve agents serving in the Algerian consular and diplomatic network in France" as well as the recall of the French ambassador for consultations.

CHRONIQUE. Faced with an Algerian regime drawing its legitimacy from anti-French resentment and seeking to destabilize our institutions, the offensive method of the Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau is the only one that is worth it, says Arnaud Benedetti*.

Despite the meeting between Abdelmadjid Tebboune and Emmanuel Macron, after a lull of a few days, the relationship between Algeria and France deteriorates very seriously – and in an unprecedented way – with the expulsion of twelve Algerian diplomatic agents and the recall of his ambassador on 15 April.