Africa Business Radio

The French army says Algeria has banned French military planes from flying over its territory as the diplomatic row between the two countries intensifies.The move comes a day after Algeria recalled its ambassador from Paris, accusing France of unacceptable interference in its affairs.Algeria says it was responding to comments attributed to President Emmanuel Macron by a French newspaper.Macron says the former French colony was ruled by a political-military system with an official history that was based not on truth, but on hatred of France.