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France, North Africa
Patrick Durel to stay on as Macron's North Africa adviser

Conseiller chargé de l'Afrique du Nord et du Moyen-Orient à l'Elysée depuis 2020, Patrick Durel devrait voir sa mission prolongée. [...]

Published on 17/08/2022 at 05:00 GMT

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Planned Franco-Algerian historical commission yet to take shape

Six months after the announcement of its creation, tensions between France and Algeria are delaying the establishment of a bilateral body that is supposed to resolve a row over the countries' shared past. The decrees appointing the commission's French and Algerian experts have still not been published.

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French President Emmanuel Macron (center left) and French historian Benjamin Stora (center right) with Algeria's Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra (left) during a visit in Algiers on the 25th of August 2022.

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Macron and Tebboune quietly mend their fences

The French president spoke at length with his Algerian counterpart in late November. The two leaders agreed to gradually ease the tensions between them over the next few months. Meanwhile Paris and Algiers have resumed discussions of the Sahel.

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Macron's secret call with Mohammed VI and Tebboune day after Polisario attack

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King of Morocco Mohammed VI and French President Emmanuel Macron in 2018.

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French Embassy stays in diplomatic quarantine as François Gouyette takes charge

France's new ambassador in Algeria will have the difficult job of reviving bilateral relations, which are currently at a particularly low ebb. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune believes that France backed the "hirak" protest movement and his presidential rival Azzedine Mihoubi.

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French ambassador in Algeria François Gouyette.

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Fertiliser giants Indorama and Dangote in murky waters over urea shortage

France, North Africa
Patrick Durel to stay on as Macron's North Africa adviser

Algeria
Planned Franco-Algerian historical commission yet to take shape

Algeria, France, Sahel
Macron and Tebboune quietly mend their fences

Libya
Paul Soler returns to Macron's side as Biden looks for an advisor

Western Sahara
Macron's secret call with Mohammed VI and Tebboune day after Polisario attack

Algeria
French Embassy stays in diplomatic quarantine as François Gouyette takes charge