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Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Nigeria among largest global wheat importers

Egypt will be the largest global wheat importer in 2024/25 (July-June) as the country recovers from a foreign exchange reserve crisis and seeks to rebuild inventories, the US department of agriculture USDA said. “In addition to wheat milled for domestic use, Egypt is also expected to continue exporting some wheat flour to nearby countries such […]

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Tindouf: Outrage Erupts Against Polisario Following a Brutal Murder

Tindouf is gripped by an unprecedented uprising, plunging the region into chaos following a revolt against the terrorist group Polisario. Spanish media reports that the savage murder of a young Sahrawi, found in a trash bin, has sparked a devastating wave of anger. The camps in Tindouf are now the scene of an insurrection following […]

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Algeria football federation loses CAS card, braces for CAF sanctions

As was expected, the Court of Arbitration for Sport CAS has rejected a request by the Algerian football federation to annul a decision by the African football federation (CAF) following the Morocco map saga. CAF has declared that the RS Berkane qualifies to the final of the African football federation cup after the USMA- an […]

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Algeria-Spain-UAE: Spain’s Naturgy Company Backfires against Algerian Regime

The reported Algerian threats to stop delivering natural gas to Spain’s Naturgy if the utility company sells shares to another company show the real face of the Algerian regime controlled by rogue Generals. Naturgy consortium holds a 49 pc stake in Medgaz pipeline which transports gas from Algeria to Spain, while state-owned Sonatrach of Algeria […]

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Why Teboune should thank Nigeria for Algerian economy’s African ranking

Algeria’s President Tebboune has received a boon from Nigeria whose GDP shrunk to become the fourth largest African economy, ceding the third place to Algeria. In what many observers see as an early electoral campaign, Tebboune gave half-economic truths as usual boasting that Algeria became the third largest African economy, thanks to his policies! In […]

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Algeria amends penal code to crackdown on freedom of speech

The Algerian regime is set on using the penal code to curb freedom of speech with the introduction of amendments that threaten with life imprisonment anyone who leaks security or economic documents or information. The new law comes as Algerian journalists in exile continue to unveil the endemic corruption and failed policies of Tebboune’s administration […]

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Confederation of African Football Confirms RS Berkane’s Qualification for CAF Cup Final

The Clubs Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), meeting on Wednesday to discuss the match between Renaissance Sportive of Berkane and USM Alger in the semi-final second leg of the CAF Cup, confirmed RS Berkane’s qualification for the final of this continental competition, following the withdrawal of the Algerian club. In a press […]

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CAS slaps Algeria’s football federation, worst yet to come

Bent on militarizing and politicizing sports, Algeria’s football federation FAF has reaped but slaps one after the other with the most recent blow being delt by the Court of Arbitration for Sport CAS in the Morocco map saga. CAS has rejected FAF’s request to suspend a decision by Africa’s football federation CAF which declared RS […]

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Officially, Algeria declares seeking a Maghreb union without Morocco

Algeria’s mouthpiece APS has officially made it clear that the country under the rule of General Chengriha is seeking a Maghreb without Morocco. The Arab Maghreb Union, bringing together Morocco, Mauritania, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya, is dead and should be replaced by the “Declaration of Carthage”, the APS said referring to a meeting between Algeria’s […]

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Politicizing sports, Algeria’s USMA doubles down on its hostility to Morocco’s full map

Algeria’s USMA has doubled down by refusing to play its second leg game against hosts RS Berkane as part of the CAF Confederation Cup semi-finals. USMA officials withdrew in protest over RS Berkane’s jerseys which bear a full Moroccan map, including the southern provinces. The Algerian team have seemingly abandoned the game under pressure from […]