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Amid worsening tension between Paris and Algiers, former French ambassador to Algeria Xavier Driencourt offers a sharp critique of France’s long-standing diplomatic posture toward Algeria in his new book France–Algérie: le double aveuglement (“France–Algeria: The Double Blindness”). The book refers on the one hand to France’s blindness to the true nature of the Algerian regime, […]
French unambiguous support for Morocco’s autonomy plan and its sovereignty over the Sahara territory would reverberate across Europe, where many countries would follow suit, former French ambassador to Algeria Xavier Driencourt said. France, a permanent security council member, has a significant influence that could encourage other nations, particularly European ones, to reconsider their position on […]