Beyond LNG: Berlin’s red-carpet diplomacy signals a bigger bet on Algeria

Berlin, Germany – Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune was welcomed with military honours at the historic Villa Borsig on Thursday, high above Lake Tegel, north of Berlin.

Hours before the ceremony, he reminded a small group of guests, in French, just how far relations between the two countries had come.

“Algeria and Germany were not in the same league,” he told the del...