Algeria blames French far right as relations with former colonial ruler fray
Published on: Wednesday 26 February 2025
Relations between France and Algeria have hit a new low with Algiers blaming the rise of the French far right for a more combative approach from Paris towards its former colony.Algeria has "clearly become the battleground for internal French political disputes, where no blow is too low," the foreign ministry said in a sharply worded statement.It pointed to the French far right as the "instigator" of the deepening rift and accused it of "taking French-Algerian relations hostage".
RELATED NEWS
