France-Algeria: After months of diplomatic crisis, the “balance of power” method in question

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The French presidents Emmanuel Macron and Algerian Abdelmadjid Tebboune acted on Monday a revival of the bilateral relationship, after months of crisis. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, is received Sunday by the Algerian power.

After eight months of an unprecedented diplomatic crisis between France and Algeria, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, flies to Algiers, Sunday April 6. A flash visit to regain contact with his Algerian counterpart, during which the boss of the Quai d’Orsay could be received by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. A trip considered to be a small victory at the top of the state, after months of showdown and strong tensions within the executive on the line to be held against Algeria.

Triggered by the Paris ProMarocain reversal on Western Sahara, in July 2024, the quarrel worsened in the fall with the arrest of the Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, sentenced Thursday, March 27 to five years in prison, for remarks considered to be involved in the integrity of Algerian territory.