First Independent Mena Newspaper
The arrest of novelist Boualem Sansal took place three months ago against the backdrop of worsening ties between Algeria and France, following Paris recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. Through this arrest, the Algerian regime sent three messages to Sansal, France and Algerians, wrote former French ambassador Xavier Driencourt. In his first op-ed on […]
France is moving in the direction of recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara provinces, former French ambassador to Algiers Xavier Driencourt said. “We are getting closer to Morocco. And what will happen on the Algerian side? From my point of view, there are two possibilities: either we fall out again with the Algerians, especially if […]
Three years after the Hirak, Algeria has become an even more repressive country led by a ruthless military junta which continues to nurture hostility to France as a mantra of the regime, said former French ambassador to Algiers who warns that the ongoing collapse of Algeria will have repercussions on France. Xavier Driencourt served as […]