Tag: France

France mulls ending visa-free entry for Algerian diplomats, officials

January 14, 2025

France is considering imposing visa requirements on holders of Algerian diplomatic passport, amid a brewing crisis that prompted French officials to vow to retaliate against ... Read More

France in face of Algeria’s Frankenstein Syndrome

January 13, 2025

Relations between France and Algeria have deteriorated to their worst level in decades in a showdown in which French President Emmanuel Macron assumes some responsibility ... Read More

France’s ex-leader Sarkozy on trial over Gaddafi’s illegal funding slams opponents for plotting ‘conspiracy’

January 10, 2025

Former French President Sarkozy remained defiant during his trial at a Paris court on Thursday (9 January), as he told the judges that the supposed ... Read More

Algeria: Legal action launched in Paris against Pdt Abdelmadjid Tebboune for “enforced disappearance” of Boualem Sansal

January 8, 2025

A legal action has been launched in Paris against Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune for “enforced disappearance” of French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal. The legal proceeding was ... Read More

Frence’s President hails as unprecedented the ambition of Partnership with Morocco

January 6, 2025

French President Emmanuel Macron hailed on Monday the “unprecedented ambition” of the partnership built with Morocco during his recent state visit to the Kingdom, at ... Read More

France arrests three pro-Algerian regime influencers

January 6, 2025

French authorities arrested three Algerian influencers on social media who threatened to use violence against Algerian regime’s opponents in France. The arrest signals that France ... Read More

French president demands release of novelist jailed in Algiers

January 6, 2025

French President Emmanuel Macron called on Algeria to release prominent novelist Boualem Sansal, who has been jailed by Algerian authorities since mid-November. In keeping Sansal ... Read More

With Africa’s ‘France Out’ campaign gaining momentum, Paris’s influence set to erode further — experts

January 4, 2025

France faces a significant challenge to its influence in West and Central Africa as Chad, Senegal and most recently also Ivory Coast have announced the ... Read More

France is asked to withdraw its troops from Côte d’Ivoire

January 2, 2025

Ivorian president has announced the withdrawal of French troops from the country's territory in January, becoming the latest African nation to weaken military ties with ... Read More

Chad: vote counting underway in contentious elections amid opposition boycott

January 1, 2025

Polls closed Sunday (29 December) in Chad’s legislative, provincial and local elections after three years of military rule, but were boycotted by the opposition that ... Read More