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France’s Macron heads to Algeria in bid to heal wounds

FILE - A soldier of the French army is shown in position at the corner of a building in the St. Eugene district of Oran in Algeria, on April 28, 1962. OAS (Organization of the Secret Army) French dissident graffiti reads "Algeria is French". French President Emmanuel Macron is heading to Algeria for a three-day official visit aimed at addressing two major challenges: boosting future economic relations while seeking at the same time a difficult reconciliation of memories, 60 years after the North African country won its independence from France. (AP Photo/Horst Faas, File) FILE - The Krechba gas plant in Algeria's Sahara Desert, about 1,200 kilometers (720 miles) south of the capital, Algiers, on Dec. 14, 2008. French President Emmanuel Macron is heading to Algeria for a three-day official visit aimed at addressing two major challenges: boosting future economic relations while seeking at the same time a difficult reconciliation of memories, 60 years after the North African country won its independence from France. (AP Photo/Alfred de Montesquiou, File) FILE - French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during a reception to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the Algerian War, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on March 19, 2022. Macron is heading to Algeria for a three-day official visit aimed at addressing two major challenges: boosting future economic relations while seeking at the same time a difficult reconciliation of memories, 60 years after the North African country won its independence from France. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool via AP, File) FILE - Men pray near the coffins of 24 Algerians at the Moufdi-Zakaria culture palace in Algiers, on July 3, 2020. After decades in a French museum, the skulls of 24 Algerians decapitated for resisting French colonial forces were formally repatriated to Algeria. French President Emmanuel Macron is heading to Algeria for a three-day official visit aimed at addressing two major challenges: boosting future economic relations while seeking at the same time a difficult reconciliation of memories, 60 years after the North African country won its independence from France. (AP Photo/Toufik Doudou, File) FILE - A soldier and members of the Algerian Republican Guard, guard the remains of 24 Algerians at the Moufdi-Zakaria culture palace in Algiers, on July 3, 2020. After decades in a French museum, the skulls of 24 Algerians decapitated for resisting French colonial forces were formally repatriated to Algeria. French President Emmanuel Macron is heading to Algeria for a three-day official visit aimed at addressing two major challenges: boosting future economic relations while seeking at the same time a difficult reconciliation of memories, 60 years after the North African country won its independence from France. (AP Photo/Toufik Doudou, File)