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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Lamine Chikhi and Michel Rose

Macron may find Algeria's leaders hard to woo in trip

French President Emmanuel Macron attends a ceremony marking the 78th anniversary of the Allied landings in Provence during World War II which helped liberate southern France, in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France, August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/Pool

French President Emmanuel Macron hopes his three-day trip to Algeria from Thursday will end a diplomatic row and allow him to develop his relationship with young Algerians, but the North African country's leaders may prove hard to win over.

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune wants solid investment commitments - which seem unlikely to be announced this week - and for Macron to atone for comments he made last year about Algeria's history and its ruling elite.

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