French envoy to Algeria made Wednesday a swift and secret to and fro trip to Paris at the demand of President Emmanuel Macron as Paris scrutinizes the political situation in the North African country. Driencourt’s unannounced trip came following a telephone call from Macron himself. The French President has been daily keeping eye on Algeria, the source said. The French weekly media published earlier this month a story where a top official was quoted as saying that Algeria has become the nightmare of the French President. Paris is worried that France could bear the brunt if Algeria falls into chaos or a revolution removes ailing Bouteflika.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 28, 2019 13:41 UTC