Algeria has officially summoned the French ambassador, Stéphane Romatet, in response to shocking claims that France's spy agency is trying to destabilize the country. The news, reported by local media over the weekend, has caused a major diplomatic storm between the two nations.
The controversy started when Algeria's state-owned newspaper El Moudjahid revealed that France’s intelligence agency, the DGSE (Directorate-General for External Security), is allegedly recruiting former terrorists to stir up trouble in Algeria. The Algerian government reacted strongly, expressing its “firm disapproval” of what it called repeated French “provocations and hostile acts.” Diplomatic sources made it clear: Algeria would not let these actions slide without a strong response.
Tensions Boil Over Decades of Uneasy Relations
France and Algeria share a long and complicated history. Algeria was under French colonial rule for 132 years, enduring years of violence, until it gained independence ...
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