Tag: Algeria

Algeria’s drowning diplomacy clutches at South African straw

January 13, 2021

Algeria’s diplomacy has ensued painful setbacks in recent years on the Sahara issue. Morocco’s successful move to secure the border crossing with Mauritania and the ... Read More

Algeria’s President flown back to Germany to continue treatment

January 10, 2021

Algeria’s new ailing President Abdelemedjid Tebboune flew back to Germany for medical treatment after a short visit in Algiers during which he signed the appropriation ... Read More

US reiterates from Algiers its position in support of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara

January 8, 2021

The US Assistant Secretary of State David Schenker reiterated while on a visit to Algiers Washington’s support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. Schenker said ... Read More

Algerian media’s fake news has no limits

January 6, 2021

Algerian media continues to speak of an imaginary war in the Moroccan Sahara. A pro-army media, El Bilad, did not bother to check the map ... Read More

EU very worried about Algeria’s economic future, a 2019 note states; current situation far more explosive

January 4, 2021

The European Union has, in a confidential note, put the finger on the main problems of Algeria in particular the absence of economic strategy.   ... Read More

Ailing President returns to Algeria to avoid being incapacitated

December 30, 2020

Ailing president Abdelmadjid Tebboune has returned to Algeria after convalescing in Germany for 60 days. It is not clear however if he has recovered or ... Read More

Algeria: Prosecutor requests tougher prison sentence against “Madame Maya” in appeal

December 28, 2020

The appeal trial of "Madame Maya", presented as the hidden daughter of former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, was held this weekend in Tipaza, west of Algiers. ... Read More

Algeria unhappy with UN Secretary General Sahara Envoy nominee

December 28, 2020

The Algerian regime has instructed its mouthpieces to criticize the UN Secretary General’s choice for the upcoming Envoy for the Sahara in a move that ... Read More

Algeria’s car industry fiasco, a fallout of lack of economic vision

December 28, 2020

The Algerian government’s decision to ban imports of new cars has led to vehicle shortage and soaring of prices of used cars in a country ... Read More

The fall of Algerian dinar augurs ill for Algeria’s social peace

December 27, 2020

The Algerian government has devalued the Dinar on the back of dwindling foreign exchange reserves provoking high inflation and concerns of violent unrest. Since the ... Read More