Category: Algeria

Security Council Renews MINURSO Mandate Until October 31

April 28, 2018

UN Security Council adopted resolution 2414 renewing the mandate of the UN mission to the Sahara, MINURSO, for another six months until October 31. The ... Read More

Chatham House Casts Doubt on Polisario’s Claim to Represent Sahrawis

April 26, 2018

Polisairo leadership and proponents have often claimed to represent the population of the Sahara, despite the fact that Sahrawis have never voted for the separatist ... Read More

Algeria: African Nationals Handed Heavy Sentences for Spying for Israel

April 25, 2018

An Algerian court Tuesday sentenced several nationals from Liberia, Mali and Guinea for their involvement in espionage operations for Israel, Anadolu Agency reported. A Liberian ... Read More

Washington Denounces Continued Human Rights Violations in Algeria

April 23, 2018

The US State Department has slammed the continued human rights violations in Algeria wherein security forces routinely detained individuals who participated in prohibited strikes or ... Read More

Terrorist Groups Wreak Havoc in Sahel despite Presence of Counter-terrorism Forces

April 21, 2018

Weak states, porous borders and trafficking activities turned the Sahel into a safe heaven for terrorist groups. The terrorist attack on April 14 in Timbuktu ... Read More

EU-funded Report Confirms Polisario’s Involvement in Terrorist Acts

April 21, 2018

A new report, commissioned and funded by the European Union, has pointed out that the Algeria-backed Polisario front, is involved in the terrorist activities and ... Read More

Algerian Berbers March for Independence of Kabylie

April 21, 2018

Every year on April 20, Algerian Berbers take to the streets to demand the independence of the mountainous Kabylie on the occasion of the anniversary ... Read More

Mali summons Ambassador in Algiers over Ill-treatment of Sub-Saharans

April 20, 2018

Following the example of Guinea, Mali has summoned its Ambassador to Algiers to express its rejection of the ill-treatment of Sub-Saharan migrants by Algerian authorities. ... Read More

Counterterrorism: Australian Think-Thank Deplores Lack of Collective Efforts in Maghreb

April 19, 2018

Maghreb countries continue to make independent counterterrorism (CT) efforts, without much development of multilateral regional initiatives, says Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI). In its Counterterrorism ... Read More

Algeria’s Tassel Airlines, World’s Worst in On-time Performance-International ranking

April 16, 2018

Tassel Airlines of Algeria ranked the worst airline in the world in terms of on-time performance, said the UK-based OAG in its recent survey. The ... Read More