Algeria

Arezki family wins bid for new strategic project

The Senegalese company run by Algerian Tarek Arezki will be charged with the renovation of the RN2 road connecting Gandembel and Jegue, frontier posts with Guinea and Senegal respectively.

Macron extends hand to Sétif in memorial gesture

While Paris and Algiers have had no contact for several weeks, parliamentary diplomacy is allowing the two countries to avoid completely cutting ties.

Magazine Afrique-Asie makes an Algerian-angled comeback

An ecosystem of writers particularly sympathetic to Algiers is being built on the ruins of an anti-colonial publication.

Crippled Union for the Mediterranean seeks resources

The only organisation capable of uniting all the countries of the Mediterranean basin is embarking on a vast reform programme by conducting an upward reassessment of its budget.

The New Guard
Ivory Coast, Namibia, Algeria

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

Ivory CoastDidi B, the rapper courted by presidency for the youth vote

NamibiaVictoria Sibeya, bringing Orange Basin experience to Namcor

AlgeriaKahina Melchane, the stylist to the stars striking a pose in Paris

PSG President Nasser Al-Khelaïfi covets Algerian tennis ace

The president of Paris Saint-Germain and Qatar Sports Investments is interested in young tennis player Djamel-Dine Bey, who represents Algeria. He is looking to make him one of Qatar's sports ambassadors.

Cevital: one of the Rebrab brothers examined

Omar Rebrab, son of Cevital Founder Issad Rebrab, was recently interviewed by the authorities. Behind the scenes, the question of the patriarch's inheritance is not going away anytime soon.

Algerian partners of Chinese giant CCCC suffer fresh defeat

In a dispute dating back to 2018, the construction and public works group has obtained the enforcement of an arbitration award in its favour against the shareholders of its local entity in Algeria.

Macron's personal message to Tebboune on Palestine

French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noël Barrot relays a personal message from Macron to Tebboune.

Algiers courts upwardly mobile diaspora

Of the many entities set up to strengthen ties between professionally successful Algerians living abroad and the government back home, the Djazpora association is notable for the solid political backing it enjoys.

CMA CGM boss Rodolphe Saadé due in Algiers

The head of the French shipping giant will be taking part in high-level meetings with the Algerian authorities.

Algiers' tough terms for importing coffee

State-owned companies are trying to secure large quantities of coffee amid soaring prices, but international traders are cautious about the strings attached.

Wide-ranging ambassador reshuffle encompasses Moscow, Ankara and Damas

The countries in question are of strategic importance to Algiers, not least Russia.