Category: Algeria

Purge of Algeria’s Top Generals Casts Shadow on Regime Opacity

October 11, 2018

A purge of long serving military officials in Algeria has cast a shadow on an opaque regime where an ailing president braces for a fifth ... Read More

UN Decries Once again Algeria’s Persecution of African Migrants

October 10, 2018

The UN has decried and reiterated its call on Algeria to immediately halt summary expulsions of African migrants, as authorities in the North African country ... Read More

UN Secretary General Estimates People Held by Polisario in Tindouf at 90K

October 8, 2018

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres estimated at 90,000 the population held against their will in the Polisario-run camps in south-western Algeria, a figure that is ... Read More

UN Secretary General Rebukes Polisario for Hindering UN Mission in Sahara

October 8, 2018

In a new report to the Security Council, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has once again rebuked Polisario for lack of cooperation with the UN ... Read More

Algeria’s Foreign Exchange Reserves Shrink to $88.61

October 7, 2018

Algeria’s foreign exchange reserves dwindled by $8.72 billion to $88.61 billion in June 2018, the Algerian news agency APS said. The rise in oil prices ... Read More

UN Secretary-General’s Report Demystifies Polisario’s Propaganda on “liberated territories”

October 5, 2018

The latest report of the UN Secretary-General to the Security Council on the Sahara issue has demystified, once and for all, the propaganda nurtured for ... Read More

UN Secretary General Wants UN Mission in Sahara Extended for One Year

October 4, 2018

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres asked the Security Council to extend for one year the mandate of the UN mission in the Sahara (MINURSO) in ... Read More

Morocco to Renew Gas Supply Deals with Algeria

October 4, 2018

Algeria will continue to supply gas to Morocco through the Maghreb-Europe pipeline as the two countries prepare to renew a contract that will expire in ... Read More

Algeria Risks Sanctions if it Buys Russian Arms- U.S. ambassador

September 28, 2018

The United States is considering imposing sanctions on Algeria if it buys Russian arms, the U.S. ambassador in Algiers told a local news outlet. The ... Read More

At UNGA, Morocco Holds Algeria Responsible for Perpetuating Sahara Conflict

September 26, 2018

Morocco has once again underscored the regional character of the Sahara dispute holding Algeria responsible for blocking progress towards a political solution that would put ... Read More