French ambassador returns to Algeria in bid to ease Paris-Algier tensions
8 May 2026, 14:03 GMT
By FRANCE 24
Topic: Africa
Source URL: https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260508-french-ambassador-returns-to-algeria-in-bid-to-ease-paris-algier-tensions
France has sent back its ambassador to Algeria in a bid to ease tensions between Paris and its former North African colony. The envoy was recalled more than a year ago after relations between the two countries soured over France’s decision to back Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara.