Algeria

The New Guard
Ghana, South Africa, Algeria

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

GhanaJohn Abdulai Jinapor, the new oil expert

South AfricaAshor Sarupen, a cooperative deputy finance minister

AlgeriaHabib Brahmia, a crestfallen opponent

Head of diplomacy Ahmed Attaf due in Syria

The Algerian foreign affairs minister will be travelling to Damascus, where he is due to meet his counterpart from the new regime, Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, later this week.

Algerian judiciary confiscates passports of business community

Thousands of Algerian nationals, among them businesspeople, politicians, journalists and their families, have been forbidden from leaving the country.

Algiers spares no effort to push its candidate for AU Commission deputy chair

In the run-up to next month's election for the African Union role, rival North African countries are busy preparing their campaign arguments. Algeria has sent two ministers across the continent in search of backing.

Algiers scrambles to keep South Korean giants

Algerian authorities are trying to reassure South Korean companies unimpressed with the performance of their investments.

State seeks control of Ennahar TV

With its CEO Anis Rahmani still behind bars, the country's largest television channel could soon fall into the hands of the state.

Russian General Sergei Surovikin fills absent ambassador's shoes

After a first trip to Oran in September 2023, the former commander-in-chief of Russia's aerospace forces has now settled in Algiers, where he is acting as an informal ambassador pending the appointment of an official diplomat by Moscow.

Riyadh set to provide funds to modernise Algerian railways

The chairman of the Saudi Export-Import Bank is in Algiers to grant financing.

French security provider Amarante International packs its bags

The drop in business from major foreign companies in Algeria has taken its toll on the French firm's local branch, which has been at a near standstill for months.

Court of Arbitration for Sport summons Algerian Football Federation and Evol Sport

The hearing will take place by videoconference on 28 November.

Ex-DGSN security service chief Abdelghani Hamel back in hospital

Former national police commissioner Abdelghani Hamel was admitted to the Mustapha-Pacha hospital in Algiers in early October to undergo major surgery.

Fratelli d'Italia MEP to lead European parliament North Africa delegation

Ruggero Razza has been appointed its chair.