France, June 28 -- Two agreements signed in Algiers last week mark the latest step in a relationship that has grown steadily in recent years.

One will help modernise Algeria's electricity grid so it can integrate more renewable energy. The other aims to develop green hydrogen projects and reduce methane emissions.

Together, they reflect Germany's search for future low-emission energy supplies and Algeria's ambition to diversify its energy production.

The first deal launched DigiEnR, a German-funded project to modernise Algeria's electricity grid as the country expands renewable energy. The project will digitalise the network and make it easier to connect new energy systems.

"The industrial and technical partnership between Algiers and...