April 25, 2025

16 minutes

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The relationship between Algeria and France - often sensitive, sometimes strained, but usually restrained - has soured horribly in recent weeks.

With tit-for-tat expulsions, diplomatic recalls and lingering resentment over France’s stance on Western Sahara, some observers are calling this crisis unprecedented.

So, have Algeria and France reached a point of no return?

BBC Africa Daily’s Alan Kasujja speaks to BBC Arabic’s Ahmed Rouaba to unpack what’s fuelling the latest fallout between the two countries.