Sétif, Algeria, May 8, 2026 (AFP) - France sends envoy back to Algeria to ease relations

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2026-05-08

France's ambassador to Algeria has returned to the North African country along with a senior envoy set to commemorate a colonial-era massacre, a move seeking to improve frayed relations. Ties between France and Algeria have been fraught since 2024, when Paris officially backed Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara, where Algeria supports the pro-independence Polisario Front. French Deputy Armed Forces Minister Alice Rufo landed in......

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