He was an official in the revolutionary government, then, after the country won independence from France, was imprisoned and eventually wrote from exile.
Tag: Algeria
At U.N. Security Council, Russia Counters Trump Gaza Plan With Its Own
The Trump administration wants the Security Council to adopt a resolution that has the 20-point U.S. plan annexed, effectively making it international law.
Algeria Pardons Writer Boualem Sansal at Germany’s Request
Boualem Sansal, an Algerian-French writer, was arrested on accusations of undermining national security during a visit to his homeland a year ago and sentenced to five years in prison.
Algerian Court Upholds 5-Year Sentence for Boualem Sansal, Angering France
The conviction of Boualem Sansal, an outspoken French and Algerian writer, has worsened tensions between the countries.
In Augustinian Order, Pope Leo XIV Found Unity, Charity and ‘Eternal Friendship’
The Order of St. Augustine, with fewer than 3,000 members, shaped the man who would become a cardinal, and then pope to the world’s Roman Catholics.
France Says It Will Expel 12 Algerian Officials
The move followed expulsions of French officials by Algeria after an Algerian official was accused of kidnapping an influencer who had been granted political asylum in France.
Boualem Sansal, Algerian French Writer, Is Sentenced to 5 Years in Algerian Prison
The prosecution of Boualem Sansal, who is around 80, prompted outrage from the global literary community and pleas from France for his release.
Boualem Sansal, Algerian French Writer, Is Sentenced to 5 Years in Algerian Prison
The prosecution of Boualem Sansal, who is around 80, prompted outrage from the global literary community and pleas from France for his release.
Valérie André, Daring French Army Copter Pilot, Dies at 102
She was the first woman to fly rescue missions in a combat zone, in Indochina and Algeria. She was also the first Frenchwoman to become an army general.
Libya Deports 613 Migrants Headed for Europe
Libya deported more than 600 men from Niger last month as North African countries — financed by the European Union to tackle migration — have ramped up expulsions of sub-Saharan Africans.