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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 […]
Franco‑Algerian writer Boualem Sansal said on Saturday he intends to pursue legal action against Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, accusing the Algerian authorities of orchestrating his imprisonment over critical political views and describing his detention as arbitrary and politically motivated. Sansal, 81, was speaking at the Journée du livre politique, held at the French National Assembly, […]
Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar has joined the signatories of the bipartisan bill seeking to brand the Algeria-backed Polisario separatist group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). The bill was tabled in the House of Representatives by Republican Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA). H.R. 4119 has gained so far the support of […]
Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming visit to Algeria risks being used by the authorities to whitewash an authoritarian system that persecutes Christians, closes churches and curtails religious freedom, diplomats and rights advocates say. The April 13–15 trip, the first by a pontiff to Algeria, has been presented by Algiers as a historic moment of dialogue and […]
France’s national anti‑terrorism prosecutor has publicly identified Algeria as one of three foreign states under investigation for suspected acts of “state terrorism,” a move that casts renewed scrutiny on the North African country’s authoritarian political system and its treatment of opponents beyond its borders. Olivier Christen, head of the National Anti‑Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office (PNAT), told […]
An agreement reached between Algeria and Belgium on migration returns and visa exemptions came to underscore Algeria’s growing regional and European isolation and its increasing reliance on transactional diplomacy amid strained ties with key partners such as France. The deal was concluded during a visit by Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf to Brussels end of […]
UN Security Council has decided to hold two meetings this month on the Sahara, dashing all hopes of the Algerian regime and its Polisario militias that the ongoing Middle East war would shift the Council’s focus and reset its priorities. The first Sahara meeting is planned for April 24, while the second is set for […]
Algeria has rushed to force the Polisario into making some leadership changes, including the dismissal of senior figures overseeing its militia and political structures, amid growing international scrutiny of the separatist movement and calls in the US congress and the senate to classify the Algerian proxy militia as a terrorist group. The reshuffle affected around […]