Macron Urges Ties With Algeria Beyond Painful Past

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, says during a visit to Algeria that the two countries should move beyond their painful shared history and look to the future. <br />Mr Macron announced that a joint Franco-Algerian commission of historians would be set up to study archives on French colonial rule in Algeria. <br />Mr Macron is also keen to secure access to Algeria's huge stocks of untapped oil and gas, as Europe faces shortages because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.