Algeria Withdraws Ambassador from France over Western Sahara Dispute

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Algeria announced on Tuesday the “immediate withdrawal” of its ambassador from France. This decision comes in the wake of French President Emmanuel Macron’s declaration to bolster France’s support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for the contentious territory of Western Sahara. The Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) revealed in a statement that the Algerian diplomatic mission in France will now be headed by a chargé d’affaires, marking a stark shift in diplomatic relations between the two nations. The Algerian MFA’s statement condemned Macron’s stance, emphasizing that no other French government has previously taken such a position. This development underscores the deep-seated sensitivities surrounding the Western Sahara issue, a territory that has been a point of contention for nearly five decades.

















