Algerian public servants will go on strike this April 26-27 to protest against worsening social situation, soaring food prices to record levels, and eroding purchasing power due to the ruling junta mismanagement and corruption. The two-day industrial action has been decided by the confederation of trade unions representing employees of several public administrations. University teachers, […]
Former Algerian billionaire tycoon, Rafik Khalifa, has been extradited to his homeland after living in Britain for more than a decade. Once considered the “golden boy” of Algeria, the 47-year-old Khalifa rose from obscurity to build an empire including a bank, an airline and television stations, at one point employing an estimated 20,000 people in […]
Morocco has received a new batch of AstraZeneca vaccine made in South Korea under the vaccine sharing program Covax, health ministry said, without disclosing the number of jabs received. Reports, however, last month cited the reception by Morocco of 1.2 million doses under this program to which Morocco was the first country to sign […]
