More than one year after being recalled to Paris, France's ambassador, Stéphane Romatet, returned to Algeria on Friday to attend the official commemorations of the May 8, 1945 massacres in Setif.

The French president, who began his first term aiming to ease historical tensions, now faces the most severe crisis in bilateral relations since Algeria's independence in 1962.

Ambassador Stéphane Romatet, who had been recalled to Paris in April 2025 amid tensions with Algiers, is set to resume his duties in Algeria, 'to restore an effective dialogue'…

More than one year after being recalled to Paris, France's ambassador, Stéphane Romatet, returned to Algeria on Friday to attend the official commemorations of the May 8, 1945…