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Algeria

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.

Subscribers only Politics 15.10.2024

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

Ruggero Razza has been appointed its chair.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 10.10.2024

Anders Opedal, President and CEO of Equinor, in Doha on 26 March 2022. © Karim Jaafar/AFP

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Equinor initiates drastic downsizing in Africa

In the coming months, the continent looks set to take a back seat in the portfolio of the Norwegian major amid plans to significantly curtail operations in Algeria and Nigeria.

Subscribers only Energy 07.10.2024

Yacine Oualid at the Mediterranean Dialogues forum in Rome, Italy, 3 December 2022. © Riccardo De Luca/Anadolu via AFP

Start-up minister Yacine Oualid dogged by old conviction

A protégé of Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Oualid was sentenced to a prison term in 2019 for defamation, and the case could complicate his continuing position in government.

Subscribers only Politics 02.10.2024

Former ministers deprived of their diplomatic passports

Several leading political figures, former senior officials and ex-diplomats are finding themselves unable to leave the country as the ministry of foreign affairs fails to deliver their official travel documents.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.10.2024

General Athmane Tartag moved to house arrest

The ailing former security chief will serve the rest of his prison sentence under house arrest in Oran in western Algeria.

Subscribers only Politics 20.09.2024

Ambassador Saïd Moussi posted to Lisbon after Paris withdrawal

The seasoned Algerian diplomat, who left France in July after being recalled from the embassy following Emmanuel Macron's approval of Morocco's autonomy plan for the Western Sahara, is set to be appointed ambassador to Portugal.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.09.2024

Algerian Union Bank's rocky start in Nouakchott

The Algerian Union Bank's Mauritanian branch is struggling to achieve its targets a year after its arrival. Despite President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's support, business with Algerian firms wanting to move into the country has been slow.

Subscribers only Finance 12.09.2024

Union for the Mediterranean frozen in run-up to election of secretary general

The cards have been reshuffled in the race to become UfM's secretary general after the front-runner, Jordanian national Yousef Bataineh, was appointed ambassador to the EU in August.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.09.2024

In run-up to the presidential election, Tebboune's lacklustre diplomatic record under scrutiny

The Algerian president's foreign policy record is unlikely to win him many votes as he runs for a second term in tomorrow's election, not least because of Algiers' souring relations with its neighbours.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.09.2024

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune at the G7 summit in Borgo Egnazia, Puglia, Italy, 14 June 2024.

Algiers airs its Malian grievances to Moscow

Relations between Algiers and Bamako are showing little sign of improving. Despite tentative Russian mediation, the two neighbours remain standoffish, with Algeria vexed by Malian army operations near their joint border.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.08.2024

Secretary general of Algeria's foreign affairs ministry, Lounès Magramane, in August 2024.

Algiers rules out economic reprisals against France

The Algerian government is bracing for renewed tensions with former colonial power France after recalling ambassador Saïd Moussi from Paris but is keen for them not to spill over into the economy.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 02.08.2024

Three senior intelligence officers convicted of conspiracy

The high-ranking soldiers conspired for years to implicate their colleagues on the basis of false testimony. Their reports were read all the way up to the president's office and the army high command.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 24.07.2024

AXA Algérie shaken by embezzlement probe

Several executives of the insurance giant's Algerian branch have recently been detained or ordered not to leave the country. At issue is the suspected misappropriation of half a million euros.

Subscribers only Finance 10.07.2024

New internal intelligence chief reallocates Algeria's media supervision

The once highly influential broadcasting and communications centre has been shut down at the request of Algeria's new head of internal intelligence, Abdelkader Haddad.

Subscribers only Defence 08.07.2024

Chinese giant CRBC on track to win Djebel Onk-Annaba railway line contract

Three major Chinese state-owned companies and their Algerian partners are vying for the major rail deal. A consortium that includes Société Nationale de Travaux Publics is the lowest bidder.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 01.07.2024

Plethora of candidates for French African expats' National Assembly seat

No less than 19 hopefuls are competing to represent the 9th electoral constituency for French citizens living abroad in the French National Assembly. Voters in the Maghreb will play a determining role in the outcome.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.06.2024

Franco-Tunisian Karim Ben Cheikh, outgoing deputy for the ninth constituency for French citizens living abroad, on 4 April, 2024.

Pharma giant Novo Nordisk replaces top Algeria exec

After four years as managing director of Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk's Algerian subsidiary, Malika de Maillard, born Malika Derghal, will be replaced on 1 July by Hamza Benharkat, who is currently the CFO of the firm's Emirati subsidiary.

Subscribers only Business 25.06.2024

Sonatrach boss signs agreements galore ahead of presidential elections

Rachid Hachichi has only just taken up his role as head of Africa's largest company, but is travelling lots and signing numerous partnerships. He is eager to boost Algeria's economic performance.

Subscribers only Energy 24.06.2024

CEO of Algerian oil company Sonatrach, Rachid Hachichi, in Algiers on 2 March 2024.

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Dissolution of parliament disrupts Macron's North Africa agenda

The French PM was due to visit Rabat in July to meet his Moroccan opposite number, but the trip was cancelled after the French president dissolved parliament and called snap elections. It also seems increasingly unlikely that the Algerian leader will travel to Paris.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.06.2024

French president Emmanuel Macron (right) and France's prime minister Gabriel Attal.

North African competition for AU Commission deputy chair kicks off

Algiers, Rabat and Cairo are expected to be pitted against one another in the election for this AU chair next February. So far, Algeria is the only one of the three countries to have announced the name of its candidate.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.06.2024

Algiers deploys soft power in Nouakchott

Algeria's cultural ambassadors are gearing up for the 17th Assalamalekoum Festival in mid-June.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.06.2024

Businessman Djamel Ben Ferha takes Belgium to arbitration over White Star affair

Businessman Djamel ben Ferha, who blames the Belgian state for the collapse of his football club, Royal White Star Bruxelles, took his case to the ICSID at the end of May.

Subscribers only Business 05.06.2024

Sonatrach pumps funds into football club MC Alger

In an attempt to match the continent's biggest clubs, Algerian hydrocarbon giant Sonatrach is to increase the budget of football club Mouloudia Club d'Alger, the 2023-2024 championship winner.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 03.06.2024

Algiers seeks to revive its film industry

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is hoping to see a resurgence of Algerian film production, which last enjoyed a golden age in the 1970s. But while his wish has generated support for major initiatives in cinema, the sector remains under tight surveillance.

Subscribers only Business 28.05.2024

Algiers' Salle el-Mougar cinema during the world premiere of 'Ce que le jour doit à la nuit', 7 September, 2012.

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Algeria

Ex-DGSN security service chief Abdelghani Hamel back in hospital

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

Spotlight
Equinor initiates drastic downsizing in Africa

Start-up minister Yacine Oualid dogged by old conviction

Former ministers deprived of their diplomatic passports

General Athmane Tartag moved to house arrest

Ambassador Saïd Moussi posted to Lisbon after Paris withdrawal

Algerian Union Bank's rocky start in Nouakchott

Union for the Mediterranean frozen in run-up to election of secretary general

In run-up to the presidential election, Tebboune's lacklustre diplomatic record under scrutiny

Algiers airs its Malian grievances to Moscow

Algiers rules out economic reprisals against France

Three senior intelligence officers convicted of conspiracy

AXA Algérie shaken by embezzlement probe

New internal intelligence chief reallocates Algeria's media supervision

Chinese giant CRBC on track to win Djebel Onk-Annaba railway line contract

Plethora of candidates for French African expats' National Assembly seat

Pharma giant Novo Nordisk replaces top Algeria exec

Sonatrach boss signs agreements galore ahead of presidential elections

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Dissolution of parliament disrupts Macron's North Africa agenda

North African competition for AU Commission deputy chair kicks off

Algiers deploys soft power in Nouakchott

Businessman Djamel Ben Ferha takes Belgium to arbitration over White Star affair

Sonatrach pumps funds into football club MC Alger

Algiers seeks to revive its film industry

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Algeria

Ex-DGSN security service chief Abdelghani Hamel back in hospital

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

Spotlight Equinor initiates drastic downsizing in Africa

Start-up minister Yacine Oualid dogged by old conviction

Former ministers deprived of their diplomatic passports

General Athmane Tartag moved to house arrest

Ambassador Saïd Moussi posted to Lisbon after Paris withdrawal

Algerian Union Bank's rocky start in Nouakchott

Union for the Mediterranean frozen in run-up to election of secretary general

In run-up to the presidential election, Tebboune's lacklustre diplomatic record under scrutiny

Algiers airs its Malian grievances to Moscow

Algiers rules out economic reprisals against France

Three senior intelligence officers convicted of conspiracy

AXA Algérie shaken by embezzlement probe

New internal intelligence chief reallocates Algeria's media supervision

Chinese giant CRBC on track to win Djebel Onk-Annaba railway line contract

Plethora of candidates for French African expats' National Assembly seat

Pharma giant Novo Nordisk replaces top Algeria exec

Sonatrach boss signs agreements galore ahead of presidential elections

Spotlight Dissolution of parliament disrupts Macron's North Africa agenda

North African competition for AU Commission deputy chair kicks off

Algiers deploys soft power in Nouakchott

Businessman Djamel Ben Ferha takes Belgium to arbitration over White Star affair

Sonatrach pumps funds into football club MC Alger

Algiers seeks to revive its film industry

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