(Morocco World News) In a combative response that further strains diplomatic relations, Algeria rejected French accusations of “escalation” and “humiliation” on Saturday, January 11, after refusing to accept a deported Algerian social media influencer.
The latest diplomatic row erupted when Algerian authorities refused entry to “Doualemn,” a 59-year-old TikTok influencer who had been expelled from France.
The influencer, who was arrested in Montpellier for posting a video containing calls for violence, was sent back to France the same evening after Algeria declared him “forbidden from territory.”
In a defensive statement, the Algerian Foreign Ministry claimed, “Algeria is not, in any way, engaged in a logic of escalation, outbidding, or humiliation.”
