Algeria Bound

Algeria: Activist Slimane Bouhafs sentenced to prisonF

An Algerian activist who had refugee status in Tunisia but was mysteriously returned to face trial in Algeria was jailed Friday for three years on terror charges, a rights group said. Slimane Bouhafs "has been sentenced to three years in prison without parole" and a...
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While Algerian gas keeps flowing into Spain, trade between the two is frozenF

By Valentin Bontemps: Six months after Algeria cut ties with Spain following a spat over disputed Western Sahara, trade between the two countries remains paralysed, much to the dismay of the worst-hit companies.  With sales blocked, investment frozen and projects at a...
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Algeria’s Rai music is now on the UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage listF

Raucous, expressive and revolutionary: Algeria's Rai music took its place on the United Nations' list of intangible cultural heritage on Thursday.  "New inscription on the #IntangibleHeritage List: Rai, popular folk song of #Algeria," UN cultural agency UNESCO...
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Algeria sentences stunning number of people to death over forest firesF

An Algerian court Thursday sentenced 49 people to death over the lynching of a man falsely accused of starting deadly forest fires during an extended heatwave last year, state media reported. The North African country has, however, maintained a moratorium on carrying...
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