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Bloomberg no longer considers Algeria an oil country

The sinking oil and gas revenues of Algeria no longer make it an “oil country” on par with Libya or Gulf countries, wrote financial news agency Bloomberg. Bloomberg, citing a number of Algerian experts and former officials warning of the dwindling export capacity of the country, stated that in ten years Algeria will be incapable […]

Chad: Rebel coalition UFDD begins laying down arms in line with Qatar-brokered peace accord

At least 900 Chadian fighters of the rebel coalition known as Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD) have returned home from Libya as part of 2022 Doha Peace Accord signed with the regime of the transitional leader Mahamat Idriss Déby. General Mahamat Nouri Allatchi, founder of the coalition, welcomed Tuesday January 2 the […]

An Algerian dies by setting fire to himself in Western Algeria

A young Algerian succumbed to his burns after setting fire to himself near his family’s home in Mascara (385 km west of Algiers), a medical source at Oran University Hospital was quoted by local media as saying.   The 23-year-old doused himself in gasoline before lighting the fire, turning himself into a torch before his […]