The Local France 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 Algeria passes law declaring French colonisation a crime Algeria's parliament unanimously approved on Wednesday a law declaring France's colonisation of the country a crime, demanding an apology and reparations in a move Paris condemned as "hostile". https://www.thelocal.fr/20251225/algeria-passes-law-declaring-french-colonisation-a-crime Thu, 25 Dec 2025 09:05:45 +0100 algeria-passes-law-declaring-french-colonisation-a-crime Tensions flare as Algeria expels 12 French officials Fresh tensions flared between France and Algeria on Monday as the French foreign minister said its former colony had ordered 12 French officials to leave in 48 hours. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250413/algeria-protests-after-consular-official-indicted-in-france Sun, 13 Apr 2025 10:59:35 +0200 algeria-protests-after-consular-official-indicted-in-france France's Macron 'only point of reference' for mending ties: Algeria leader Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has said that French counterpart Emmanuel Macron is the "only point of reference" for mending frayed ties with its former colonial ruler. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250323/frances-macron-only-point-of-reference-for-mending-ties-algeria-leader Sun, 23 Mar 2025 13:52:46 +0100 frances-macron-only-point-of-reference-for-mending-ties-algeria-leader Franco-Algerian influencer to stand trial in March A Franco-Algerian influencer, arrested as part of an investigation into online hate videos, appeared before French prosecutors on Saturday and will stand trial in March, authorities said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250111/franco-algerian-influencer-to-stand-trial-in-march Sat, 11 Jan 2025 17:21:58 +0100 franco-algerian-influencer-to-stand-trial-in-march Alarm in France over fate of detained French-Algerian writer Alarm grew in France on Friday over the fate of a prominent French-Algerian novelist detained in the country of his birth, with his publisher urging his immediate release and President Emmanuel Macron closely following the case. https://www.thelocal.fr/20241123/alarm-in-france-over-fate-of-detained-french-algerian-writer Sat, 23 Nov 2024 10:01:56 +0100 alarm-in-france-over-fate-of-detained-french-algerian-writer Macron recognises French soldiers killed Algerian independence hero in 1957 President Emmanuel Macron on Friday acknowledged that Larbi Ben M'hidi, a key figure in Algeria's War of Independence against France, had been killed by French soldiers after his arrest in 1957, the French presidency said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20241101/macron-recognises-french-soldiers-killed-algerian-independence-hero-in-1957 Fri, 01 Nov 2024 18:21:53 +0100 macron-recognises-french-soldiers-killed-algerian-independence-hero-in-1957