Spotlight | Algeria
French investors pay the price for Paris-Algiers diplomatic tension

The Renault plant in Oran, which opened in 2014 and closed in 2020.
The Renault plant in Oran, which opened in 2014 and closed in 2020. © Louafi Larbi/Reuters
Algiers and Paris are at odds over a swathe of issues such as the deportation of Algerian migrants, Western Sahara and the legacy of France's colonial rule. French companies are bearing the brunt of these tensions. [...]
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