France is still struggling to maintain a foothold in Africa, particularly in Libya, as UN and international efforts continue to find a solution to the country’s ongoing internal crisis.

The Algerian parliament has unanimously passed a law criminalizing French colonialism, labeling it a state crime and demanding an official apology from Paris.

The declaration of a new entity in the Maghreb through the partition of Algeria sparked widespread reactions, amid official accusations from Algeria that France was exploiting the internal unity of the country.

Algeria’s seven-year sentence for French journalist Christophe Gleizes has reignited bilateral tensions, highlighting political, judicial, and diplomatic strains.

In a political climate already thick with election-season anxieties, France has once again plunged into a fierce public fight over the state’s relationship with its Muslim citizens.