Algeria and France are experiencing their most intense crisis since Algeria's independence in 1962, driven by historical grievances and current tensions. Benjamin Stora, a leading expert, indicates that restoring trust will require addressing the historical conflicts stemming from the Algerian war of independence and the colonial era. Recent events, such as Macron's support for Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara and the arrests of French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal and Algerian influencers in France, have aggravated relations. Both countries have vested interests in maintaining the conflict, complicating prospects for resolution.
"Atrocities committed by both sides during the 1954-1962 Algerian war of independence have long strained relations -- even half a century later."
"Stora said that the crisis has set in for a long duration as on both sides there are 'people and organisations that have a vested interest in things not always going very well'."
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