Algeria Bound

Algeria: Bouteflika’s brother and notorious ex-intelligence chiefs to remain in jailF

Blida, Algeria, Feb 11, 2020 - An Algerian military court on Monday upheld a 15-year prison term for the brother of former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika and two ex-intelligence chiefs convicted of conspiracy against the state, a lawyer said. The once mighty Said...

Algeria: Insurgent targets military outpost near Timiaouine, kills guard during suicide attackF

An Algerian soldier was killed Sunday in a suicide car bomb attack near the Mali border, the Algerian defence ministry said in a statement. "Today at 1050 (0950 GMT) in the border area of Timiaouine, a detachment of the ANP (army) was the target... of a suicide...

Business: Coronavirus likely to force more oil production cutsF

Algiers, Feb 8, 2020 - A committee appointed by the OPEC club of oil-producing countries and its allies to study the effects of coronavirus recommended additional output cuts on Saturday, Algeria's energy minister said. "The coronavirus epidemic has had a negative...

Algeria: Sonatrach CEO Kamel Chikhi dismissed, company fails to stabilizeF

On 5 February 2020, Sonatrach CEO Kamel Eddine Chikhi was dismissed from his position by a government decree. He was replaced by insider Tewfik Hakkar, who was Vice President for Business Development and Marketing at Sonatrach. Chikhi was appointed in November 2019,...

Algeria: Two political prisoners go on hunger strikeF

Algeria: Two political prisoners go on hunger strikeF

Sep 8, 2020

(Photo: Poet Mohamed Tadjadit) Two jailed activists from Algeria's anti-government "Hirak" protest movement have been...

Algeria: Two political prisoners go on hunger strikeF

The Algerian regime now sends poets to prisonF

Aug 29, 2020

The Algerian regime is gripped by fear that the anti-government Hirak movement reignites. Mass arrests have...

Morocco and Algeria turn to Russia and China for a Covid-19 vaccineF

Morocco and Algeria turn to Russia and China for a Covid-19 vaccineF

Aug 27, 2020

North African governments are once again relying on foreign sources to help them deal with their crises. After...

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