France, May 8 -- French Deputy Minister of the Armed Forces Alice Rufo will attend ceremonies in Algeria on Friday to mark the 1945 Setif massacre, in which French troops violently repressed pro-democracy protestors.

She will be accompanied by ambassador Stephane Romatet, who will resume his duties, more than a year after being recalled from his post, the Elysee said in a statement on Friday.

Romatet was recalled in April 2025 following Algeria's expulsion of 12 French diplomats, amid escalating tensions triggered by Paris's backing of Moroccan sovereignty of Western Sahara.

Sending the envoy back to Algiers "reflects the president of the Republic's determination to address relations between France and Algeria with honesty, while respe...