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Podcast: Algeria-Morocco rivalry intensifies, with no end in sight
The escalating rivalry between Algeria and Morocco has had a destabilizing effect on the Maghreb region of North Africa. In fact, the entire western Mediterranean region is feeling the impact of the two countries’ strange competitive postures. Instead of cooperating...
Italian media question Algeria’s ability to supply promised natural gas, ENI on the defensive ($)
The Italian media has reported this week about the alleged difficulties faced by the Algerian state-onwed oil company Sonatrach to honor new gas commitments to Italy. Using investigative media Algeria Part as a key source, Italian publications like La Repubblica, LaPresse.it and the Italian edition of the Huffington Post, newspapers reported alleged general state of panic in Sonatrach as “Algeria is struggling to honor its new gas commitments with Italy.” Sonatrach has inked a deal to deliver gad to Italian giant ENI.
How the Western Sahara conflict has become a thorny issue for a neutral Tunisia ($)
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Western Sahara conflict worsens regional diplomatic relations, amplifies instability
By Paul Raymond A bitter showdown between Morocco and its arch-rival Algeria over the disputed Western Sahara territory is causing diplomatic rifts with other nations and even risks sparking a full-blown conflict, analysts say. "We're seeing a diplomatic war, where...
Algeria deports hundreds of migrants from Niger
More than 800 migrants expelled this week by Algeria have reached the northern Niger town of Agadez, local authorities told AFP. "In all we have 847 people, including 40 women and 74 unaccompanied children," Agadez municipal authority said late Thursday. The child...
Mali: As France pulls its forces out of Mali, Algeria seeks to fill the void in a complex environment ($)
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Algeria: Hundred Algerian troops take part to Russia’s Vostok 2022 military drills ($)
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Western Sahara: UN envoy holds talks with Polisario chief in Algeria
The UN's Western Sahara envoy Staffan de Mistura met Sunday with the leader of the Polisario independence movement leader in Tindouf, Algeria, as part of a regional tour, Algeria's state news agency said. The discussions with Polisario chief Brahim Ghali took place...
Algeria: Leading French newspaper Le Monde accused of ‘censorship’ for pulling op-ed on Macron
Leading French daily Le Monde on Friday faced accusations of censorship after it deleted an opinion piece that critically analysed President Emmanuel Macron's stance on Algeria, although the newspaper insisted it had contained an error of interpretation. Le Monde...
Algeria and France negotiate increase of gas deliveries ($)
Algeria could increase its gas deliveries to France by 50%. Negotiations between the Algerian and French authorities are underway to reach an agreement to boost Algeria’s gas exports to France. French radio Europe 1 was the first French media to reveal that Algiers...
Algeria and France looking for new path with high-profile presidential visit
French President Emmanuel Macron called for "truth and recognition" of the past on Friday, the second day of a visit to France's former colony Algeria aimed at mending their often painful ties. The three-day trip follows months of tensions between Paris and the North...
Algeria: Another former Prime Minister arrested
Algeria's Former Interim Prime Minister Noureddine Bedoui has been arrested on August 23, 2022. He has been placed in pre-trial detention in El Harrach prison, in the eastern suburbs of Algiers. The arrest was ordered the indictment chamber of the court of Algiers....
Algeria: Death toll from wildfires exceeds 40, 13 arrested on suspicion of arson
The death toll has climbed to at least 43 from wildfires that have raged for days in northern Algeria, with numbers expected to rise further, the gendarmerie said Monday. Thirteen people have been arrested over suspicion of involvement in starting the fires, it added....
Algeria: Nine dead in after bus collides with tanker in Illizi
Nine people have been killed in a collision between a bus and a fuel tanker in southeast Algeria, the civil defence said on Sunday. The crash, in which six other people were injured, happened Saturday night in Illizi, a statement said, without identifying the cause of...
Algeria: Parts of the iconic El Kala Biosphere Reserve destroyed by fire
More than 10 percent of a UNESCO-listed biosphere reserve has been destroyed by fires that tore through northeastern Algeria, killing at least 38 people, an expert told AFP on Saturday. The figure cited by Rafik Baba Ahmed, former director of the El Kala Biosphere...
French president to visit Algeria next week
French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Algeria next week in a bid to improve strained ties between Paris and Algiers, the French presidency said in a statement Saturday. "This trip will contribute to deepening the bilateral relationship looking to the future......
Algeria: At least 38 dead in intense wildfires
Algeria’s deadly wildfires Wildfires which killed at least 38 people across northern Algeria have been contained, firefighters said Friday, as volunteers mobilised to help those who lost homes and livelihoods in the tragedy. "All of the fires have been completely...
Algeria: Forest fires spread in north Algeria, 26 killed
UPDATE: At least 26 people were killed and dozens injured Wednesday in forest fires that ravaged parts of northern Algeria, the country's interior minister said. The minister, Kamel Beldjoud, told state television that 24 people lost their lives in fires in El Tarf,...
Western Sahara: Morocco and Algeria entrenched in their positions, unwilling to compromise
Morocco called Tuesday for a return to regional roundtable talks on a peace deal over the Western Sahara, a format rejected by neighbouring Algeria which says it masks the nature of the conflict. Morocco's top diplomat Nasser Bourita made the comments in a statement...
Algeria increases price of gas exported to France
Algerian state energy firm Sonatrach announced Thursday it had concluded a three-year deal with French group Engie on the price of gas it delivers through an undersea pipeline. Sonatrach and Engie reached "agreement in Algiers regarding the gas contract through the...
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