France and Algeria resume diplomatic talks amid tensions over Western Sahara

France and Algeria resume diplomatic talks on Sunday in a sign of a possible thawing of tensions following months of vociferous exchanges that have jeopardised Paris’ economic interests in its former colony. Relations deteriorated when Macron backed a plan for autonomy for the Western Sahara region under Moroccan sovereignty. France24 journalist Shirli Sitbon explains.

France and Algeria resume diplomatic talks amid tensions over Western Sahara
France and Algeria resume diplomatic talks on Sunday in a sign of a possible thawing of tensions following months of vociferous exchanges that have jeopardised Paris’ economic interests in its former colony. Relations deteriorated when Macron backed a plan for autonomy for the Western Sahara region under Moroccan sovereignty. France24 journalist Shirli Sitbon explains.

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