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Algeria launched a new oil and gas licensing round this week in a bid to boost output and attract foreign investment, as its hydrocarbon exports decline, but analysts say persistent regulatory and operational obstacles continue to dampen investor confidence. The gas rich OPEC member unveiled over the weekend “Algeria Bid Round 2026,” offering seven onshore […]
Algeria used a UN food security forum in Mauritania last week to present itself as a continental reference on agricultural sovereignty, but recent data from international institutions point to a widening gap between its diplomatic rhetoric and domestic realities. Addressing the 34th FAO Regional Conference for Africa, the Algerian minister of agriculture highlighted South‑South cooperation, […]
Violent incidents involving supporters of Algeria’s USM Alger (USMA) severely disrupted the CAF Confederation Cup semi-final return leg against Morocco’s Olympique de Safi on April 19, forcing a lengthy delay to kick-off and raising serious security concerns. A Moroccan sports photographer was evacuated from Al Massira Stadium on a stretcher after being struck on the […]
Algeria’s army has accelerated the construction of underground bunkers and reinforced hangars near its border with Morocco, signaling unease in Algiers over Morocco’s growing military capabilities, Moroccan news outlets reported. Citing recent satellite imagery circulated on social media, Médias24 said the Algerian army appears to be shifting toward underground infrastructure along the eastern frontier with […]
EU foreign policy Chief Kaja Kallas has reaffirmed in Rabat the position of the European Union on the Moroccan Sahara, a position aligned with the latest UN Security Council Resolution 2797 endorsing Autonomy plan under the Kingdom’s Sovereignty. During a meeting held Thursday with Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita, Mrs. Kallas also reiterated EU’s call […]
In the hours following the suicide attacks in Blida, “The City of Roses,” located about forty kilometers from the capital Algiers, Algerian authorities—on the instructions of Boualem Boualem, chief of staff to President Abdelmadjid Tebboune—launched an unprecedented large-scale internal operation within their own security services. The attacks, which occurred on the very day of the […]
A papal visit to Algeria aimed at promoting interfaith dialogue and reconciliation unfolded against two powerful and contrasting backdrops: renewed concerns over terrorist attacks and mounting criticism from rights groups over the treatment of the country’s Christian minority. A visit the authoritarian regime in Algeria hoped to use for whitewashing purposes has unveiled to the […]
A clear line has emerged: northern Mali will be the key to changing regimes in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad, and Mauritania, according to experts in Tel Aviv and at the United Nations. From his residence in Algeria, at the heart of Sahelian influence networks, Imam Mahmoud Dicko is no longer merely a diffuse moral […]
Despite the Algerian regime’s silence and cover-up attempts, the British Foreign Office has issued a travel warning for Algeria following the two suicide bombings that rocked on Monday Algerian city of Blida as Pope Leo XIV started a visit to the country. “British nationals in the area should remain vigilant at all times and follow […]
As Pope Leo XIV Pays was starting Monday a visit to Algeria, the first ever by a Pope, two individuals, wearing explosive belts, tried to target separate locations in Blida, located about fifty kilometers south of Algiers. Initial reports indicated that the two suicide bombers attempted to carry out separate attacks in the heart of […]