Algeria has announced its decision to discontinue the use of French as the primary language of instruction at universities. This move is seen as a sign of growing distance from France and escalating tensions between the countries.

France said Tuesday it was expelling 12 Algerian diplomatic officials a day after Algeria announced the expulsion of the same number of French officials in escalating tensions between the two countries.

Western Sahara, deportation of immigrants, the Boualem Sansal case: an analysis of the tensions poisoning Franco-Algerian relations since the summer of 2024.