Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez bags Maghreb Player of 2019 title by France Football

French football magazine France Football has named Algeria’s national football team captain and Manchester City player Riyad Mahrez the Maghreb player of the year 2019 following online votes by football fans. The 28-year old player outclassed Moroccan and Ajax talisman Hakim Ziyech and his national teammate Amy Bensebaini rated third. More than 45,000 fans took […]

Chile closes its embassy in Algiers

Chili announced it will shut down its foreign mission in Algeria and four other countries by the end of 2020 in a move to reduce costs and scale up relations with other countries such has Belgium and Austria. The widely-circulated Chilean daily El Mercurio reports that Chile’s decision to close its embassy in Algiers threw […]

China redirects trade to Africa as U.S. tariffs fuel export surge

China’s exports to Africa have soared by 25% in the first eight months of 2025, reaching US$140.8 billion, as Beijing redirects trade flows amid escalating U.S. tariffs under President Trump’s renewed trade war. Faced with U.S. import duties as high as 100% on electric vehicles and 50% on solar products, Chinese firms are finding fertile […]