Relations between France and Algeria have reached a new low, following a letter written by Emmanuel Macron to his Prime Minister. In it, he instructs François Bayrou to take a tougher stance toward France’s former colony, as a dispute drags on over two French nationals imprisoned in Algeria and visa exemptions for Algerian diplomats. Algiers has responded by accusing Paris of trying to “exonerate” itself from any blame.



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