Algeria Summons French Envoy After Television Report Sparks New Furor

Algeria summoned the French chargé d'affaires to protest a “Complément d'enquête” television report that officials described as a tissue of falsehoods and an aggression against the state.The investigative program featured Stéphane Romatet and discussed a counter-intelligence report alleging that Algerian agents are pressuring French-Algerian politicians.Diplomatic relations remain severely strained after Emmanuel Macron backed a Moroccan autonomy plan for Western Sahara in 2024, an action that effectively ended the relationship between the two heads of state.