The Latest Breaking News from Abdelmadjid Tebboune

France’s Emmanuel Macron held his first phone call in months with Algerian leader Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Monday night, as the two sought to end a diplomatic standoff over Algeria’s refusal to take back its expelled nationals, the jailing of French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal and suspended security ties.

After a months-long diplomatic spat, the French president and his Algerian counterpart have reiterated their commitment to work together.

French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal is facing five years in prison after a judge found him guilty of undermining national unity

French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal has been sentenced to five years in prison for undermining Algeria's territorial integrity.

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.

Algeria is planning to import one million sheep ahead of Eid al-Adha to curb rising prices and shortages amid drought and inflation

The turbulent relationship between France and its former colony Algeria has hit an all-time low, with the two countries accusing one another of humiliation and wilfully inflaming tensions. RFI examines what’s behind the breakdown in relations, and how they could get back on track.

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the troubled relationship between France and Algeria. There’s “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan”, and of course, the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click on the “Play” button above…

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune pardons 4,000 detainees to mark 70th anniversary of the independence war with France.

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the new role for Algeria’s military. There’s a poem written by RFI Listeners Club member Helmut Matt, “The Listener’s Corner”, and Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan” - all that, and the new quiz and bonus questions…

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has once more postponed a visit to France and accused its former colonial ruler of “genocide”, in a sign of ever-worsening relations between Algiers and Paris.