https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed French President Emmanuel Macron will visit former colony Algeria next week in a bid to improve strained ties between Paris and Algiers, the French presidency said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220821/french-president-heads-to-algeria-to-relaunch-ties Sun, 21 Aug 2022 14:21:55 +0200 french-president-heads-to-algeria-to-relaunch-ties Friday marks 60 years since the end of the Algerian war of independence from France, but the ghosts of the brutal conflict still haunt both countries. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220316/after-60-years-france-struggles-to-come-to-terms-with-its-algerian-past Wed, 16 Mar 2022 09:54:02 +0100 after-60-years-france-struggles-to-come-to-terms-with-its-algerian-past French President Emmanuel Macron has ruled out issuing an official apology for abuses in Algeria, his office said on Wednesday, ahead of a major report on how France is facing up to its colonial past in the country. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210120/macron-no-apology-for-french-abuses-in-algeria Wed, 20 Jan 2021 14:29:51 +0100 macron-no-apology-for-french-abuses-in-algeria Thousands of Algerian-origin protesters demonstrated in Paris and other cities around France on Sunday against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, calling on him not to seek another term in office. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190310/thousands-join-algeria-protests-in-france Sun, 10 Mar 2019 18:09:39 +0100 thousands-join-algeria-protests-in-france One of France's most celebrated screenwriters is taking on its biggest taboo, the bloody conflict in Algeria, in a new war film. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190113/a-prophet-creator-takes-on-frances-war-in-algeria Sun, 13 Jan 2019 11:18:46 +0100 a-prophet-creator-takes-on-frances-war-in-algeria French presidential frontrunner Emmanuel Macron has drawn a storm of criticism from his rivals after calling France's colonisation of Algeria a "crime against humanity". https://www.thelocal.fr/20170216/frances-colonisation-of-algeria-was-crime-against-humanity Thu, 16 Feb 2017 16:09:24 +0100 frances-colonisation-of-algeria-was-crime-against-humanity Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, 77, who has been plagued by ill health since suffering a "mini-stroke" last year, has again been hospitalized in France, a French government source said Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141115/algerian-president-bouteflika-hospitalised-in-france Sat, 15 Nov 2014 10:37:00 +0100 algerian-president-bouteflika-hospitalised-in-france Some of the suspects in the kidnapping and beheading of French tourist Hervé Gourdel in Algeria have been identified, a minister in the north African country said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141001/suspects-behind-french-tourists-beheading Wed, 01 Oct 2014 11:43:29 +0200 suspects-behind-french-tourists-beheading An Algerian group linked to Isis on Monday threatened to kill a kidnapped Frenchman within 24 hours unless Paris halts air strikes on the Islamic militants in Iraq. France has vowed not to negotiate. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140923/french-hostage-held-in-algeria-by-is-linked-group Tue, 23 Sep 2014 10:56:00 +0200 french-hostage-held-in-algeria-by-is-linked-group France was mourning on Monday as authorities revealed the pilots aboard the Air Algérie flight had asked permission to turn back just before the jet went down, killing 118 people. Bad weather has been increasingly blamed for the accident. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140728/air-algerie-ah5017-mali-crash Mon, 28 Jul 2014 18:57:00 +0200 air-algerie-ah5017-mali-crash AS IT HAPPENED: France's president says there were no survivors of the Air Algerie crash in Africa, at the same time French authorities are ruling out the possibility the jet was shot down, saying bad weather is thus far the apparent cause. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140725/wreckage-of-crashed-plane-found-in-mali Fri, 25 Jul 2014 17:00:00 +0200 wreckage-of-crashed-plane-found-in-mali The French Riviera city of Nice has temporarily banned the display of foreign flags on Monday to coincide with Algeria's World Cup match against Germany. Hundreds of extra police will be out on the streets of French cities following riots after the last two Algeria fixtures. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140630/france-boosts-security-ahead-of-algeria-match Mon, 30 Jun 2014 17:43:00 +0200 france-boosts-security-ahead-of-algeria-match Riots by Algeria fans in France after their team's last World Cup match shows French immigration policy has failed and dual nationality should be revoked, National Front leader Marine Le Pen says. French police are on alert on Monday with Algeria set to play Germany. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140630/algeria-fans-riots-france Mon, 30 Jun 2014 10:32:00 +0200 algeria-fans-riots-france Thousands of Algeria fans took to the streets of cities across France on Thursday night to celebrate their team's historic qualification for the knock-out stages of the World Cup. While the mood remained mainly festive there were outbreaks of trouble with police making 74 arrests. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140627/algeria-fans-take-over-champs-elyses-after Fri, 27 Jun 2014 11:12:00 +0200 algeria-fans-take-over-champs-elyses-after Thousands of jubilant Algeria fans took to the streets of towns and cities across France on Sunday to celebrate their team’s victory over South Korea. But in several cities the celebrations turned violent and riot police were forced to intervene. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140623/algeria-world-cup-victory-marred-by-violence Mon, 23 Jun 2014 11:56:00 +0200 algeria-world-cup-victory-marred-by-violence New declassified documents shows France covered up the extent of the nuclear fallout unleashed by its first atomic bomb test in North Africa, campaigners told The Local on Friday. In fact, cancer-causing particles from the bomb made it as far as Spain and Italy. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140214/france-lied-about-extent-of-nuclear-fallout Fri, 14 Feb 2014 18:51:00 +0100 france-lied-about-extent-of-nuclear-fallout The French government on Monday said the row over a joke by President Francois Hollande about Algeria was over, with a key supporter claiming relations with Algiers have "never been better." https://www.thelocal.fr/20131224/france-says-row-over-hollande-algeria-quip-behind-us Tue, 24 Dec 2013 09:55:00 +0100 france-says-row-over-hollande-algeria-quip-behind-us Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika headed home from the French capital on Tuesday, an airport source said, after a lengthy stint in a Paris hospital that has sparked major fears about his health. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130716/algerias-president-flies-home-from-paris-hospital Tue, 16 Jul 2013 16:54:00 +0200 algerias-president-flies-home-from-paris-hospital A doctor from Algeria was sentenced to 12 years behind bars for his role in kidnapping Algerian children born to single mothers and putting them up for sale in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130528/doctor-jailed-for-trafficking-babies-to-france Tue, 28 May 2013 13:47:00 +0200 doctor-jailed-for-trafficking-babies-to-france The families of four hostages being held by Al-Qaeda's north African branch on Monday urged the French government to show a "willingness to negotiate" with the militant group. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130304/french-hostage-families-urge-talks-with-al-qaeda Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:48:00 +0100 french-hostage-families-urge-talks-with-al-qaeda