Ségolène Royal has negotiated the transfer of imprisoned French journalist Christophe Gleizes to a prison near Algiers, aiming to ease diplomatic tensions between France and Algeria through humanitarian mediation.
France will open a consulate in Greenland as President Macron warns against US threats to the island’s sovereignty, highlighting growing international tensions.
Boualem Sansal, released from Algerian prison after a year, will give his first interview on France 2, highlighting ongoing Franco-Algerian diplomatic tensions.
COP30 in Brazil faces a stalemate after the draft agreement omits fossil fuel commitments, drawing criticism from European countries and France’s ecological minister.
Franco-Algerian author Boualem Sansal has been freed from Algerian detention and is set to return to France, expressing hope for mended Franco-Algerian diplomatic ties.
Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal has been freed after diplomatic efforts by France, Algeria, and Germany led to his humanitarian pardon in November 2025.
Boualem Sansal's pardon and transfer to Germany signal a significant victory for freedom of expression, marked by broad political and literary support and Franco-German diplomatic cooperation.
Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal has been pardoned and released by Algeria following German-led diplomatic mediation, easing Franco-Algerian tensions.
Iran continues to use hostage diplomacy against France, blending judicial manipulation with political bargaining, as recent detainee exchanges illustrate.
Algeria views the French National Assembly's resolution denouncing the 1968 migration agreement as an internal French matter, stressing it does not currently affect Algerian-French relations directly.
The French National Assembly's narrow adoption of an RN-backed resolution to denounce the 1968 Franco-Algerian immigration agreement complicates diplomatic efforts with Algeria and triggers political controversy at home.