France’s interior minister visits Algeria amid hopes of thawing relations

France 24 · 2026-02-16
France’s interior minister visits Algeria amid hopes of thawing relations

French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez visited Algeria on Monday in what could signal a thaw in relations between the two countries. Under his predecessor, Bruno Retailleau, France tightened entry conditions for Algerian diplomats and threatened retaliation if Algeria refused to take back its citize