France’s Macron ‘sole point of reference’ for mending ties, says Algerian president

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said in an interview broadcast on Algerian television that French counterpart Emmanuel Macron is the « sole point of reference » for repairing damaged ties with France. Relations between Paris and Algiers have been strained over immigration and Macron’s recognition of Moroccan sovereignty of the disputed territory of Western Sahara.