France, Dec. 16 -- Macronwill address the issue ofdrug crime in Marseille at a debate organised by the daily newspaper La Provence, having spent the last few weeks touring the country to meet with readers of regional papersto discuss the issues concerning them - from social media regulation and disinformation to the cost of living crisis.

The visit was scheduled following the killing ofMehdi Kessaci, who was shot dead as he parked his car in the city centre on 13 November - targeted due to his brother AmineKessaci's activism against drug trafficking.

Amine began campaigning following the murder of his older brother Brahim, then 22, whose body was found in a burnt-out car.Amine founded the organisation Conscience, which aims to expose th...