Russian companies encounter more and more difficulties in Algeria, a country which was until recently regarded as Moscow’s key partner in Africa. Sonatrach oil and gas company declared that it stops cooperation with Gazprom, while Algeria’s authorities suspended weapons supply from Russia, although it had already been agreed upon. Russia-Algeria relations cooled down while new French President Nicolas Sarkozy became more active in the African region. Russia lays its last hopes on the upcoming summit: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika scheduled to visit Moscow in January, as Kommersant learned. So, he is to explain to the Kremlin what caused his country’s unexpected U-turn.
chargement...
+ 
