Algeria Bound

Week-in-review podcast: Lockdowns, curfews and government abuseF

This is a retrospect on North Africa and the Sahel region, for the week ending 24 April. The review, which focuses on the latest on Covid-19 in the Maghreb, Egypt and the Sahel, is presented by MEA Risk analyst Arezki Daoud. The transcripted text is below. You can...

The Algerian regime’s weapon against pro-democracy activists: pre-trial detentionsF

Algiers, April 23, 2020 -By Amal Belalloufi: Dozens of Algerians linked to the country's anti-government protest movement remain "forgotten" in pre-trial detention during the coronavirus crisis, with little or no legal support. Zinedine Hanane, 32, was arrested on...

Government of Algeria attacks Internet news sitesF

April 20, 2020 - Algerian authorities have blocked a third online news website that covered the anti-government "Hirak" protest movement, stirring condemnation Monday from media watchdog Reporters Without Borders. RSF also voiced concern that a draft law on "fake...

Algerian diplomat Lamamra withdraw from UN Libya envoy considerationF

Algerian former foreign minister Ramtane Lamamra on Thursday ruled himself out of becoming the next UN envoy to Libya, after diplomats said Washington opposed his nomination. In a statement to the Algerian press, Lamamra said he had been invited last month by UN...

Algeria: Purge of former regime operatives continuesF

Algeria: Purge of former regime operatives continuesF

Dec 10, 2020

This week, Algeria experienced a series of court decisions that have accelerated the fight against corruption....

Algeria: Iconic opposition activist Karim Tabbou gets one-year suspended sentenceF

Algeria: Iconic opposition activist Karim Tabbou gets one-year suspended sentenceF

Dec 7, 2020

Algerian opposition activist Karim Tabbou, a key figure in anti-government protests last year, was given a one-year...

Algeria alleges and decries ransom payment to ‘terrorists’ by foreign governmentF

Algeria alleges and decries ransom payment to ‘terrorists’ by foreign governmentF

Dec 7, 2020

Algeria's prime minister has sounded the alarm over reported ransoms paid to "terrorist groups" for the freeing of...

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