Algeria recalls ambassador from France amid fury at ‘interference’ by Macron

Algeria has withdrawn its ambassador to France over comments attributed to French president Emmanuel Macron (Brian Lawless/PA)

Algeria has accused its former colonial ruler France of “genocide” and announced the recall of its ambassador from Paris in anger over what it said were “inadmissible” comments attributed to French President Emmanuel Macron.

The sharp escalation in tensions also follows a French decision to slash the number of visas issued to people in North Africa – including Algeria – because governments there are refusing to take back migrants expelled from France.