Algeria Condemns Planned Franco-Moroccan Military Exercise as 'Provocation'

The proposed September exercise near Algeria's border escalates tensions in one of the most strained periods of Franco-Algerian relations since 1962.

Algeria has formally warned France that a planned joint military exercise with Morocco, scheduled for September near the Algerian border, is viewed as a serious provocation.
The Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the French ambassador to express concerns about the exercise's potential to worsen bilateral tensions.
Franco-Algerian relations have deteriorated significantly following French President Emmanuel Macron's support for Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara territory.
Additional friction has arisen from Algeria's refusal to accept deported nationals from France and the detention of a Franco-Algerian writer in Algeria last November.
President Macron has recently called for renewed dialogue on immigration agreements with Algeria, seeking to ease diplomatic strains.