By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
France will ask the European Commission to examine Algeria’s compliance with its association agreement with the European Union. Paris is acting after Algerian restrictions on French imports and the suspension of urea shipments to France, according to France 24 Afrique.
Algeria's official APS agency disputes statements by Anouar El Anouni, a European Union spokesperson, concerning the deployment of Algerian troops in Niger, and also criticises Paris and Brussels. It says no official request for clarification was made to Algiers, according to TSA.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: TSA ·
The European Union has approved a French proposal to renew and expand its sanctions against Russia, adding about 150 entities and more than 50 Russian banks to measures targeting the banking, energy and financial sectors. The decision comes as US-mediated diplomatic negotiations continue between Moscow and Kyiv, according to the Zambian Observer.
🇷🇺 Russia · Source: Zambian Observer ·
French exports to Algeria have recorded an unprecedented decline, particularly in steel and food products. These sectors are being targeted by Algerian authorities amid diplomatic tensions between the two countries, according to Le Monde.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: Le Monde ·
Emmanuel Macron wants to lay the groundwork for reconciliation between Paris and Algiers before the end of his term, as Franco-Algerian relations remain tense. The French president’s initiative comes as his departure from the Élysée approaches, according to Africa Intelligence.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: Africa Intelligence ·
François-Xavier Bellamy wants to suspend visas for AlgeriansFrench MEP François-Xavier Bellamy is calling for the suspension of all French visas for Algerian nationals until Algiers takes back its nationals subject to a removal order. He wants to implement the measure from 2027 and invokes the new European regulation on the return of irregular foreign nationals.The week in Africa
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