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Macron to return to Algeria in bid to reset ties

French head of state will visit Algeria from Thursday, August 25th, to Saturday, the Élysée Palace said in a statement.

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French president Emmanuel Macron will visit Algeria next week in a bid to improve strained ties between Paris and Algiers, 60 years after the country won its independence from France., reports FRANCE 24.

Macron will visit Algeria from Thursday, August 25, to Saturday, the Élysée Palace said in a statement.

"This trip will contribute to deepening the bilateral relationship looking to the future ... to reinforce Franco-Algerian cooperation in the face of regional challenges and to continue the work of addressing the past," the presidency said after a call between Macron and his opposite number Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

The visit to Algeria comes shortly after the country marked the 60th anniversary of its independence from France.

Read more of this report from FRANCE 24.