French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday he was concerned about the detention and the health of Franco-Algerian author Boualem Sansal in Algeria, and added that it was time to review agreements about immigration between the two countries.

(Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday he was concerned about the "arbitrary detention" and the health of French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal in Algeria.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday warned Algeria against playing "political games", with diplomatic ties frayed between the two countries, notably over immigration. "(Relations) shouldn't be subject to political games,

France said on Wednesday it would review a decades-old agreement that makes it easier for Algerian citizens to move to France unless Algeria agrees to take back those who are deported by the French authorities.

French Prime Minister François Bayrou announced his government was giving Algiers four to six weeks to accept to repatriate a list of people expelled from France.

Algeria reaffirms its ‘absolute rejection of being addressed with ultimatums, warnings or threats,’ says Foreign Ministry - Anadolu Ajansı