Category: Algeria

NGO Urges EU to Press Algeria to Contribute to Sahara Conflict Settlement

March 13, 2017

The Moroccan Sahrawi Solidarity Association in Europe (AMSSE) has called on the EU foreign chief Federica Mogherini to use her leverage to force Algeria to ... Read More

Algeria: After Merkel’s, Iranian President’s visit postponed sine die

March 7, 2017

Iranian President Hassan Rohani’s March 12 visit to Algiers has been postponed sine die, few weeks after German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s February visit was called ... Read More

UN Secretary General to Appoint New Envoy for Sahara

March 6, 2017

Christopher Ross, the current Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary General for the Sahara, has informed the new UN Chief Antonio Guterres about his intention ... Read More

Senior MINURSO Officials Visit Tindouf to Urge Polisario to Respect Cease Fire Agreement

March 4, 2017

The Special Representative for the Sahara and Head of the MINURSO, Kim Bolduc met with Polisario officials in their rear base in Tindouf, southwestern Algeria, ... Read More

Suicide Attack Hits Police Station in Eastern Algeria

February 27, 2017

Dozens were injured including three policemen during a suicide attack using an explosive belt against a police station in the eastern Algerian city of Constantine. ... Read More

Sahara: Morocco Alerts UN to Polisario CeaseFire Violations

February 25, 2017

Morocco urged the United Nations to take necessary measures to avert the serious violations of the ceasefire agreement by the Polisario in the southernmost tip ... Read More

Amnesty International Slams Restrictions of Freedoms in Algeria

February 22, 2017

Amnesty International had denounced the continued restrictions imposed by Algerian authorities on the rights to freedom of expression, association, assembly and religion. In its annual ... Read More

Merkel Calls off Visit to Algeria Due to Bouteflika’s Failing Health

February 21, 2017

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to Algeria has been postponed due to the falling health of Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. The two day trip was ... Read More

‘Algeria ripe for Collapse’ warns The American Enterprise Institute

February 19, 2017

Algeria, lacking genuine reforms and unwilling to break away with its rentier state model of over-reliance on gas, faces dire consequences that may threaten its ... Read More

French Presidential Frontrunner Describes Colonization as ‘War Crime’

February 16, 2017

The shadow of the past is haunting the French presidential elections. Frontrunner Emmanuel Macron who went to Algeria, an indispensable stop in the electoral campaign, ... Read More