Algeria Bound

Algeria plans to introduce online passport renewal for citizens living abroad by late 2025, allowing expired passports to be renewed remotely using existing biometric data. The move is expected to ease pressure on consulates and improve access to services for the diaspora.

Algeria’s parliament is weighing a bill that would let authorities revoke citizenship from nationals accused of aiding hostile states, threatening national unity, or joining terrorist groups abroad.

Algeria’s expanding wheat supplier list, including increased engagement with Canada, reflects a broader effort to reduce long-standing dependence on France as bilateral relations remain strained, turning food procurement into a quiet tool of economic recalibration.

The euro and the US dollar are trading at record levels on Algeria’s parallel currency market, widening the gap with official rates to more than 100%.