A prominent French journalist on Sunday announced he was stepping down from his role as an expert analyst for broadcaster RTL after provoking an uproar by comparing French actions during colonial rule in Algeria to a World War II massacre committed by Nazi forces in France.

Algeria and Morocco opened their borders for the release of 32 Moroccan migrants who had been detained by Algerian authorities. The group, including two women, were held for attempted illegal migration and were released after serving their time in Algerian prisons.

Tens of thousands of Algerians are living in France without legal permission. But the Algiers government is refusing to take back even dangerous criminals. The dispute threatens to upend a historic migration pact.

Middlebury Scholar in Residence in Dance Kari Wolfe Borni presented a thought-provoking talk on Maghrebi Contemporary Dance and the history of Algerian breakdancing on Feb. 26. The event was a part of the Carol Rifelj Faculty Lecture Series and gave insight into how dancers cope with their artistic aspirations amid the hostile socio-political conflicts in Algeria.

Algeria has issued a warning to France regarding the upcoming joint military drills with Morocco, scheduled for September near the Algerian border.

E stealth fighter jet, reinforcing its deep military ties with Moscow amid a growing arms race in North Africa.

Emmanuel Macron will hold talks with Donald Trump on Monday at which the President of France will attempt to ‘make Europe’s voice heard’. Still seething about being excluded from America’s

The Algerian authorities have maintained their repression of civic space through a brutal crackdown on the rights to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly, leading to a steady erosion of human rights.

(Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday he was concerned about the "arbitrary detention" and the health of French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal in Algeria.

Algeria denounced fresh French sanctions on the North African nation as the latest in “a long series of threats and harassment” targeting the country. In a statement, the Algerian Foreign Ministry called the French move another act of “provocation.”

Some experts argue that France's growing war of words with its former colony stems partly from the government's desire to appease the far right on migration.

Planetary scientists in Algeria and Switzerland have developed a scientific instrument that could help hunt for signs of life on Mars. Used to locate microbial fossils in gypsum deposits here on Earth, their prototype is expected to be a valuable addition to missions to find the first proof of extraterrestrial life on the Red Planet.