A prominent French journalist on Sunday announced he was stepping down from his role as an expert analyst for broadcaster RTL after provoking an uproar by comparing French actions during colonial rule in Algeria to a World War II massacre committed by Nazi forces in France.

Tens of thousands of Algerians are living in France without legal permission. But the Algiers government is refusing to take back even dangerous criminals. The dispute threatens to upend a historic migration pact.

Algeria has issued a warning to France regarding the upcoming joint military drills with Morocco, scheduled for September near the Algerian border.

With the downfall of the Assad regime, Algeria lost a strong ally in the Arab region. Algiers is now seeking to establish relations with the new leadership in Damascus, hoping to maintain its old alliance despite the change of regime.

The Algerian authorities have maintained their repression of civic space through a brutal crackdown on the rights to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly, leading to a steady erosion of human rights.

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Relations between France and Algeria have hit a new low with Algiers blaming the rise of the French far right for a more combative approach from Paris towards its former colony.Algeria has "clearly become the battleground for internal French political disputes,

(Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday he was concerned about the "arbitrary detention" and the health of French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal in Algeria.

Algeria denounced fresh French sanctions on the North African nation as the latest in “a long series of threats and harassment” targeting the country. In a statement, the Algerian Foreign Ministry called the French move another act of “provocation.”

The Dangote Refinery is reportedly set to receive about one million barrels of Algerian Saharan crude in March as it begins preparation to reach full capacity.

Some experts argue that France's growing war of words with its former colony stems partly from the government's desire to appease the far right on migration.

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