French minister in Algeria praises ‘cooperation’ against extremismALGIERS: French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Sunday praised his country’s “cooperation” with Algeria against extremism, during a visit to France’s North African former colony. The French minister had already been planning to visit Algeria when a 21-year-old Tunisian, newly arrived in Europe, allegedly killed three people at a church in the southern French city of Nice last month. Tunisia, which also hosted Darmanin on Friday, said it would accept France repatriating Tunisian citizens suspected of being terrorists. As in Tunisia, Darmanin is also expected to ask Algeria to take back a number of its nationals illegally present France or suspected of extremism. France says over 230 foreigners currently present illegally in France are suspected of radicalism — mostly from Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 08, 2020 16:00 UTC