President Macron visits Algeria following controversial comments

The World

French President Emannuel Macron started a three-day visit to Algeria today. Macron is looking to improve French-Algerian relations, following controversial remarks he made about Algeria’s historicity as a state. The World’s host Carol Hills spoke with Intissar Fakir, a senior fellow with the Middle East Institute and a North Africa expert, about the remarks made by Macron and how the two nations are working to bridge their differences.

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