In an interview with Le Point magazine on Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron said he will not “ask forgiveness” for the French colonisation of Algeria that lasted from 1830 to 1962. The French president added that he wants to continue nourishing ties with Algeria instead of “settling accounts” and “each going their own way”. In 2021, the Algerian presidency said that 5.6 million Algerians had died under French colonial rule. | Middle East Eye