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Algeria

French defence leaders to showcase wares in Algiers

Representatives of Safran Electronics & Defense, Thales, MBDA and Airbus are preparing to present their catalogues to Algeria's military command in Algiers.

Subscribers only Defence 22.12.2022

The man who advises Gérald Darmanin on Africa

Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin (right) alongside Alexandre Diebolt, in Algiers on 9 October 2022. © NurPhoto via AFP

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 20.12.2022

Lobbyist Benabderrahmane's African network stretched from Libreville to Niamey

The Franco-Algerian businessman and lobbyist Tayeb Benabderrahmane is at the heart of a major French legal case involving Qatar and the PSG football team. He was also very active in Africa. A confidential French intelligence report details his lobbying practices, private intelligence-gathering and alleged trafficking in French residence permits.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 19.12.2022

Algeria and Nigeria maintain Trans-Saharan pipeline illusion to counter rival Moroccan project

Ministerial meetings, reassuring reminders, a technical study... Official communications from both Algiers and Abuja about the progress of the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline are in stark contrast to the security reality on the ground. Both countries play this down in a bid to outdo a rival Nigeria-Morocco project, which is just as hypothetical.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, North Africa, Energy 14.12.2022

US fast-food chain KFC ready at last to launch in Algeria

The US group's plans to launch in Algeria have had to be postponed on several occasions, but the kick-off is now set for January 2023. The American giant hopes to partner with local producers.

Subscribers only Business 13.12.2022

General Emballage cements its new recycling business

General Emballage has signed a partnership with cement manufacturer Lafarge Algeria to recycle part of the company's paper waste.

Subscribers only Business 08.12.2022

Algiers goes after ill-gotten gains

Algeria is to set up a new agency to manage frozen, seized or confiscated assets as part of its plans to fight corruption. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune told his ministers in a recent cabinet meeting that he wanted the project to move ahead quickly.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 08.12.2022

End to ban on sugar export in sight

The export ban was ordered in March by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to help prevent shortages. Cevital, Algeria's top sugar manufacturer, is putting the finishing touches on negotiations to lift the ban.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 06.12.2022

Boudiab group brothers in the eye of corruption storm

The Boudiab brothers, who head the largest private importer of cereals in Algeria and are said to be close to the jailed ex-prime minister Ahmed Ouyahia, are now being pursued by the courts for alleged corruption.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 30.11.2022

Civilian fleet feels the heat from European port authorities

It's been far from plain sailing of late for many Algerian ships, several of which have been impounded in European ports over the past few months.

Subscribers only Business 25.11.2022

El Watan newspaper facing existential crisis

The battle between striking journalists and management at Algeria's leading French-language daily may well lead to the demise of the emblematic but cash-strapped publication.

Subscribers only Business 25.11.2022

Journalists on strike, employed by the Algerian El-Watan newspaper, take part in a meeting at the headquarteres of the daily press publication, in Algiers, on 27 July 2022.

Foreign ministry wins battle over French consul general in Algiers

French foreign minister Catherine Colonna has beaten interior minister Gérald Darmanin in a battle over who gets to pick France's next consul general in Algiers. The post will go to Bruno Clerc.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.11.2022

Cevital's plans to establish itself in Mauritania

The Algerian agri-food firm Cevital already has European outlets and now plans to expand in Africa. The Mauritanian government is pulling out all the stops to help it set up in the free zone of Nouadhibou.

Subscribers only Business 22.11.2022

Samia Moualfi struggles to make her mark on energy transition

Originally appointed to the environment ministry in 2021, Samia Moualfi's tenure was extended this September, but she remains sidelined on the strategic issue of ecological transition.

Subscribers only Politics 17.11.2022

Algerian Minister of the Environment and Renewable Energies, Samia Moualfi with Algerian Minister of Energy and Mines, Mohamed Arkab, in Algiers, on 11 October 2022.

Start of operations still stalled at Tala Hamza Zinc Project

Despite the authorities' wish to see production get under way at the zinc and lead mine, local citizens' associations consider that the project represents a danger to the environment. There are also concerns about the financial health of the Australian company due to lead operations.

Subscribers only Mining 16.11.2022

TotalEnergies plays for time to reduce Arzew construction bill

The decision on which firm will build the Arzew polypropylene facility in Algeria has already been postponed three times and has still not been made, which could lead to further delays for the project.

Subscribers only Energy 11.11.2022

Abdelhafid Allahoum tipped as Budapest ambassador

The Algeria presidential advisor on foreign affairs Abdelhafid Allahoum has not been carrying out his duties since mid-October, according to our information. He is expected to soon take up the post of ambassador in Budapest.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 11.11.2022

Sonatrach loses two years and $20m on new gas project

State-owned Sonatrach signed a contract for the construction of a liquefied petroleum gas train in Rhourde El Baguel at the end of October with Italian group Maire Tecnimont. The contract, which has been much wrangled over, could have been signed two years earlier, however, for a much lower price.

Subscribers only Energy 10.11.2022

Algiers and Abidjan look to strengthen trade

Though still modest, the volume of trade between Algeria and Ivory Coast is set to increase. The recent trip to Abidjan by Sami Agli, president of the Algerian Confederation of Citizen Employers, was designed to identify sectors offering high potential.

Subscribers only West Africa, Business 10.11.2022

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Algeria

French defence leaders to showcase wares in Algiers

The man who advises Gérald Darmanin on Africa

Lobbyist Benabderrahmane's African network stretched from Libreville to Niamey

Algeria and Nigeria maintain Trans-Saharan pipeline illusion to counter rival Moroccan project

US fast-food chain KFC ready at last to launch in Algeria

General Emballage cements its new recycling business

Algiers goes after ill-gotten gains

End to ban on sugar export in sight

Boudiab group brothers in the eye of corruption storm

Civilian fleet feels the heat from European port authorities

El Watan newspaper facing existential crisis

Foreign ministry wins battle over French consul general in Algiers

Cevital's plans to establish itself in Mauritania

Samia Moualfi struggles to make her mark on energy transition

Start of operations still stalled at Tala Hamza Zinc Project

TotalEnergies plays for time to reduce Arzew construction bill

Abdelhafid Allahoum tipped as Budapest ambassador

Sonatrach loses two years and $20m on new gas project

Algiers and Abidjan look to strengthen trade

The state gives Cevital a monopoly over rapeseed production in 2023

The discreet presence of Richard Attias & Associates at COP27

Media outlets up in arms against slow pace of reform

Arab League: Saudi business presence in Algiers, but MbS's absence noted

Armaments: Algiers to sign new $12bn mega-contract with Moscow

Candia seeks to compete with Soummam in Algeria

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Algeria

French defence leaders to showcase wares in Algiers

The man who advises Gérald Darmanin on Africa

Lobbyist Benabderrahmane's African network stretched from Libreville to Niamey

Algeria and Nigeria maintain Trans-Saharan pipeline illusion to counter rival Moroccan project

US fast-food chain KFC ready at last to launch in Algeria

General Emballage cements its new recycling business

Algiers goes after ill-gotten gains

End to ban on sugar export in sight

Boudiab group brothers in the eye of corruption storm

Civilian fleet feels the heat from European port authorities

El Watan newspaper facing existential crisis

Foreign ministry wins battle over French consul general in Algiers

Cevital's plans to establish itself in Mauritania

Samia Moualfi struggles to make her mark on energy transition

Start of operations still stalled at Tala Hamza Zinc Project

TotalEnergies plays for time to reduce Arzew construction bill

Abdelhafid Allahoum tipped as Budapest ambassador

Sonatrach loses two years and $20m on new gas project

Algiers and Abidjan look to strengthen trade

The state gives Cevital a monopoly over rapeseed production in 2023

The discreet presence of Richard Attias & Associates at COP27

Media outlets up in arms against slow pace of reform

Arab League: Saudi business presence in Algiers, but MbS's absence noted

Armaments: Algiers to sign new $12bn mega-contract with Moscow

Candia seeks to compete with Soummam in Algeria

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