French President Emmanuel Macron expressed concern on Friday over the health and "arbitrary detention" of French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal in Algeria during a speech in Porto, Portugal. He highlighted the detention as a critical issue impacting Franco-Algerian relations and emphasized the need for resolution to restore full confidence between the nations. Macron also addressed the French government's review of immigration agreements with Algeria, prompted by Algeria's refusal to accept deported Algerians.
In Nouadhibou, a Mauritanian port city and key migrant departure point, a school for refugee and migrant children seeks to
Jailed Tunisian opposition figures are demanding a public trial, rejecting remote hearings set for March 4, according to AFP. Nearly
Algeria's upper house of parliament has cut ties with the French Senate following a visit by its speaker,
Nael Barghouti, the longest-serving Palestinian prisoner in Israel, was deported to Egypt following his release under the Gaza ceasefire agreement.
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