Unprecedented Diplomatic Rift: Algerian Ambassador in Paris Seeks Asylum, Refuses to Return

In a dramatic new chapter in the ongoing diplomatic tensions between Algeria and France, media sources report that the Algerian ambassador recently recalled by his country has refused to return home and has opted to remain in France.

According to multiple sources, the ambassador submitted a request for political asylum to the French authorities—an unexpected move that reportedly startled official circles. However, the request was rejected on the grounds that France cannot offer protection to someone who had until recently represented the very political system he now seeks to distance himself from.

This development has left the former ambassador in a legally precarious position, having lost his diplomatic status without securing alternative legal residency.

His family, who resides with him in France, has also reportedly chosen not to return to Algeria.

As the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs remains silent on the matter, bilateral relations between Algiers and Paris continue to decline, with recent months marked by mutual diplomatic expulsions and escalating tensions.