Emmanuel Macron denounced "inexcusable crimes for the Republic".

The French pst went further than its predecessor François Hollande who had admitted a "bloody repression".

On the left, some evoke a "state crime".

On the right some criticize an excess of "repentance".

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune advocated an approach "far from the predominance of colonialist thought".

Is the recognition of an "inexcusable crimes" by Emmanuel Macron just a first step?

What impact does this memorial site have on the relationship between France and Algeria?

Is reconciliation possible?

What to expect from the 60th anniversary of the Evian agreements next March? 

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