The President of France Emmanuel Macron will arrive in Algeria today hoping to repair fractured relations with the nation whose oil and gas reserves have new strategic significance because of Europe’s looming energy crisis.

The President of France Emmanuel Macron will arrive in Algeria today hoping to repair fractured relations with the nation whose oil and gas reserves have new strategic significance because of Europe’s looming energy crisis.

His visit comes after a long period of tension over conflicting memories of Algeria’s bloody war of independence which Algeria recalled her ambassador to Paris late last year over it.

Both countries have since signaled their desire for a reset.

Macron is travelling with a 90-person delegation of ministers, business leaders and sports personalities.