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Relations between Paris and Algiers, which had significantly deteriorated in recent months, are now warming. On Monday, the French and Algerian presidents decided to resume dialogue and restart cooperation on security and migration issues. Emmanuel Macron urged his counterpart to show 'clemency' towards the writer Boualem Sansal. France24 International Affairs Editor Philip Turle explains.

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