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EU concerned about growing human rights abuses in Algeria

The European Union has voiced again its deep concern about the increasing serious human rights violation committed in Algeria against pro-democracy militants, critics of Algerian regime and peaceful protesters. In a report published on Tuesday by the EU Commission on the state of EU-Algeria relations, the EU denounced arbitrary detention of Hirak activists, the excessive […]

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Rabat remains attached to ceasefire but will react firmly against threats to its security

Moroccan Foreign minister Nasser Bourita has reaffirmed his country’s attachment to the ceasefire and to the political process, but warns it will react with the greatest severity, and in self-defence, against any threat to its security. In an interview with the Parliament Magazine, Mr. Bourita said the repeatedly perpetrated illegal acts by Polisario militiamen since […]

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Isolated Algeria seeks an African Union role in promoting separatism

Algerian foreign minister Sabri Boukadoum has just bemoaned a bygone era in which his country’s diplomacy took advantage of Morocco’s absence from the African Union (AU) to promote Polisario separatism. Speaking recently at an AU foreign ministers meeting, Boukadoum made a desperate call on the continental organization to backtrack from the decision it made two […]

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Algerian-Chinese strong partnership waning in favor of Morocco

Longtime China’s strongest economic partner in the Maghreb, Algeria is seeing its western neighbor, Morocco, steadily stealing the show as Beijing is increasing investments and initiating mega projects in the kingdom, a more stable and futuristic country. Algeria since February last year has slid into political uncertainty and things are not getting any better as […]

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Algeria, Egypt eye production of Russia-made covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V

Algeria and Egypt could produce Sputnik V, Russia’s covid-19 vaccine, touted as the cheapest among other vaccines. Both countries were among 55 countries around the world that took part Wednesday in an UN-led virtual conference on the presentation of the Russian vaccine. Russian Health Minister Mikhaïl Mourachko said at the special session that the participating […]

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Italian company winner of mega energy contract in Algeria victim of blackmail

An Italian company operating in Algeria is currently victim of blackmail from some corrupt individuals of the North African country’s energy giant Sonatrach after landing a major energy contract, Algérie Part reports. Maire Tecnimont, an engineering and consultancy company present in Algeria for several years, last month won a tender launched by Sonatrach for the […]

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Algeria: Trial of Karim Tabbou, a Hirak figure, begins

The trial of Karim Tabbou, a key figure in the Hirak anti-government protest movement, opened on Monday, after several postponements.   The chairman of the small, unregistered opposition party the Democratic Social Union (UDS), appeared free before the Kolea court. He is accused of undermining the morale of the army.   Journalists were initially barred […]

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How Nigeria set Algerian regime back on its heels on Sahara issue

Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum pinned high hopes on his recentb visit to African heavyweight Nigeria to gain some support for Algeria’s anti-Moroccan stance in support of Polisario separatism and banditry. But, he returned empty-handed save some ink on paper regarding projects to which both Nigeria and Algeria never showed genuine interest. Pro-regime Algerian media […]

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Algeria: President-less, human rights abuses, stifled revolution…an endless nightmare

The situation of human rights, the absence of the leader since October and the difficult economic situation in Algeria has become the talk of town at home and in foreign media. Thursday, French-German TV channel Arte in its “28 minutes” broadcast pondered over unprecedented situation in the North African country with two experts. President Abdelmadjid […]