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French President Emmanuel Macron started on August 25, 2022, a three-day visit to Algeria to help mend ties between France and Algeria, which became tense after Macron questioned the existence of Algeria as a nation before the French colonization.
For the first time since 1989, Algeria‘s authoritarian regime has sent a military parade marching through Algiers. A formidable show of strength designed to impress rival regional powers, the event also sought to highlight the country’s own stance on Israel and Palestine. By Sofian Philip Naceur
Maltese authorities have reportedly turned back an Air Algerie flight that was planning to repatriate Western Saharan nationals and members of the Algerian-backed independence movement, the Polisario .