Now playing Next France March commemorates massacre of Algerians in Paris Demonstrators in Paris marked 60 years since the police killed dozens of Algerian protesters. 17/10/2021
Now playing Next France Macron calls 1961 police crackdown on Algerian protest 'inexcusable' French President Emmanuel Macron said the deadly police crackdown on a 1961 Algerian protest was "inexcusable" but did not issue a formal apology. 16/10/2021
Now playing Next France Macron apologises to Algerians who fought with French colonisers Thousands were seen as traitors and killed after the French withdrawal in 1962. 20/09/2021
Now playing Next Algeria Algeria's longest-serving president Abdelaziz Bouteflika dies at 84 After two decades in power, and as he tried to secure a fifth term as president, Bouteflika was forced to quit amid huge, nationwide protests. 18/09/2021
Now playing Next Algeria Algeria's former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika dies aged 84 Bouteflika suffered a stroke in 2013 that badly weakened him. 18/09/2021
Now playing Next no comment Firefighters battle ongoing wildfires in Algerian province Algerian firefighters and volunteers attempt to put out ongoing wildfires in the worst-hit province of Tizi Ouzou, where entire villages have been destroyed. 14/08/2021
Now playing Next no comment Dozens killed in wildfires in Algeria At least 25 soldiers died saving residents from wildfires ravaging mountain forests and villages east of Algeria's capital, the president announced Tuesday night as the civilian toll rose to at least 17. 11/08/2021
Now playing Next Algeria Death toll rises to 65 as wildfires ravage Algeria's Kabyle region President Abdelmadjid Tebboune ordered a three-day mourning period as wildfires ravaged the mountainous Kabyle region, killing at least 65 people. 10/08/2021
Now playing Next Algeria Turn-out low in Algerian election after opposition calls for a boycott Voter turn-out in Algeria's parliamentary election is reported to be low after calls for a boycott of the poll by a popular protest movement. 13/06/2021
Now playing Next no comment Protesters march for prisoners of conscience in Algeria Protesters march for prisoners of conscience in Algeria 31/03/2021
Now playing Next France Algerian passengers 'stuck' at Paris airport due to COVID constraints A group of 25 have been stranded at Charles de Gaulle airport as they try to reach Algeria, where others also complain of being punished by the country's border closure. 19/03/2021
Now playing Next Italy Man arrested in Italy on suspicion of helping Paris terror attacks Italian police in Bari have arrested an Algerian suspect for allegedly assisting the Paris terror attacks in November 2015. 08/03/2021
Now playing Next Algeria Algeria frees imprisoned journalist and pro-democracy activists The release of Drareni and pro-democracy activists advocating for reform in Algeria is being seen as a step to appease protesters in the country. 20/02/2021
Now playing Next Morocco Western Sahara: Who are the Polisario Front and what do they want? Western Sahara has been occupied by Morocco since 1975 and has been described as "the last colony on earth". 17/11/2020
Now playing Next Algeria France hands over remains of Algeria's resistance fighters They were returned to Algeria after 170 years, in the latest move to heal the wounds of France's colonial past. 05/07/2020
Now playing Next Algeria Singer Idir, an 'icon of Algeria' and Kabyle identity, dead at 70 Idir, whose real name is Hamid Cheriet, was taken to hospital on Friday but died a day later from pulmonary disease 04/05/2020
Now playing Next Algeria Algeria's president appoints educator and former diplomat as new PM Algeria's president appoints educator and former diplomat Adelaziz Djerad as new prime minister 29/12/2019
Now playing Next Algeria Powerful Algerian general and army chief Ahmed Gaïd Salah dies The Algerian general had supported the recent election after protests forced the president to resign. 23/12/2019
Now playing Next no comment Algerians protest as new president Tebboune is sworn in Algerian demonstrators on Friday rejected a call for dialogue by the country's new president, as they continued their month-long movement's demanding institutional reforms. 21/12/2019
Now playing Next Algeria Algeria's President-elect Abdelmadjid Tebboune faces fresh protests A former prime minister was elected Algeria's new president but protesters who toppled his predecessor marched again on Friday, vowing their movement would not stop. 12/12/2019