France to decide response to Algeria 'hostility' as tensions mount - minister

Macron has over the years pushed for more transparency regarding France's past with Algeria while also saying that Algeria's "politico-military system" had rewritten the history of its colonisation by France based on "a hatred of France". Jalel Harchaoui, associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, said the countries were locked in an escalating standoff. "Many politicians in Paris say they want to force Algeria to soften its position, but Algiers has every intention to stand firm. Algeria feels all the more emboldened by the fact that France is far less important to its economy than a few years ago," he said.