Algeria’s wildfires kill at least 42 people in Kabylie region

Algeria loses about $100m over poor quality of Sonatrach’s petroleum products

Algeria’s energy giant Sonatrach has suffered a new setback after Turkey rebuffed two shiploads of liquefied natural gas (LNA) worth around $100 million after the discovery of oil in the load, Algerie Part Plus reports. Sonatrach, after it lost its biggest customers, namely the Spanish electricity companies, and Electricité du Liban that accused it of […]

U.S. Think-Tank: Polisario, Algeria & South Africa undermine Washington’s interests

The Polisario separatist group and its state sponsors, Algeria & South Africa, are undermining Washington’s interests in North Africa, across the Continent and beyond, says U.S. Foreign Policy Research Institute. In an analysis published lately on U.S. new regional strategy, Michael Walsh, Senior Fellow in FPRI, cites the latest deadly rocket attacks launched against civilians […]

Outcry in Algeria as Ailing President Braces to Run for Fifth Term

Prominent Algerian politicians and intellectuals expressed outcry as the Algerian regime prepares a fifth term for ailing Algerian President Bouteflika who is confined to a wheelchair for years and is unable to speak intelligibly. A letter has been issued calling on Bouteflika to refrain from running for a fifth term in order to enable Algeria […]