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'Amir DZ' still struggling to get political refugee status in France

The presence in France of the Algerian cyber-activist "Amir DZ", who has been condemned to death in his own country, would appear to be an embarrassment for the French government, as the prospect of a historic reconciliation between Paris and Algiers becomes increasingly remote. [...]

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Abdelmadjid Tebboune
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Amir Dz
Amira Bouraoui
Elisabeth Borne
Emmanuel Macron
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Paris-Algiers ties still strained over extradition requests

A diplomatic détente between Algeria and France has failed to resolve a row over the former's extradition requests to the latter. The case of the Franco-Algerian opposition figure Amira Bouraoui, who was recently exfiltrated to France, has only poured fuel on the fire.

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French President Emmanuel Macron and Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Algiers, on the 27th of August 2022.

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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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