Ahmed Ouyahia

Turkey and Algeria have signed a number of agreements on the sidelines of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's two-day visit to the Maghreb country, with the Turkish leader pushing for higher trade goals, Hurriyet reported.

Saharan nations are looking to use Algeria as a transit country towards Europe

Algeria, like Libya, is often a country seen by illegal migrants to work. Last month Algeria planned to grant residency and job permits to the migrants, in order to fill jobs in the farming and construction industries.