In Algeria, Macron Seeks to Reshape Traumatic Ties With France

On a three-day vis­it, the French pres­i­dent said he was seek­ing “truth and acknowl­edg­ment” over the war and colo­nial­ism. ALGIERS — Past the graves and elab­o­rate Chris­t­ian mau­soleums of Saint Eugene Ceme­tery, Pres­i­dent Emmanuel Macron of France made his way, before lay­ing a wreath at a mon­u­ment to those “who died for France.” For a…

For Macron’s Second Term — a Lower Profile in Africa?

Paris —  Five years ago, France’s Emmanuel Macron saw big when it came to Africa. Days after his pres­i­den­tial inau­gu­ra­tion, he flew to north­east­ern Mali, meet­ing with French troops and vow­ing, along­side his Malian coun­ter­part, Ibrahim Boubacar Keï­ta, to wage an “uncom­pro­mis­ing fight” against Islamist ter­ror­ism. A few months lat­er in anoth­er Sahel coun­try, nearby…