Several measures in the French immigration bill currently under discussion will not apply to Algerians, who have benefited from privileged status since 1968.
The new Algeria-China partnership, along side Algeria’s growing military and economic relationship with Russia, feed into a regional conflict between Algeria and Morocco over Western Sahara.
Russia played on long-established trade ties with Algiers and the historic memory of the nation’s independence struggle against France as it entrenched military cooperation with Algeria last week.
Libya became the latest North African country to sign a gas deal with Italy as Meloni continues the diplomatic blitz of the region discussing energy security and migration.
