PARIS (HRNW) – The Algerian government has banned French military planes from its airspace, the French army said Sunday, amid a diplomatic crisis sparked by a visa row and reported critical comments from President Emmanuel Macron.
France s jets regularly fly over Algerian territory to reach the Sahel region of western Africa, where its soldiers are helping to battle jihadist insurgents as part of its Barkhane operation.
Earlier in the last month of September, Algeria said it had closed its airspace to all Moroccan planes due to “provocations and hostile practices” by its neighbour, in the latest dispute between the countries at odds mainly over Western Sahara.
The move comes after Algeria broke off diplomatic ties with Morocco on August 24, accusing it of “hostile actions” following months of heightened tensions between the two North African countries.
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