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His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God Assist Him, delivered, on Tuesday, a Speech to His faithful people on the occasion of the 26th anniversary of the Sovereign’s accession to the Throne of His glorious Ancestors. Here follows the full text of the Royal Speech: “Dear Citizens, Throne Day celebrations provide an annual opportunity to […]
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s latest visit to Italy was meant to be a diplomatic breakthrough. Instead, it marked yet another chapter in a series of fruitless overtures that have come to define Algeria’s increasingly desperate foreign policy. Despite multiple visits to Rome in recent years and generous gas deals, Tebboune returned home empty-handed again. The Algerian […]
Nigeria’s economy has officially grown larger — at least on paper — but the West African country still remains the continent’s fourth-largest economy, behind South Africa, Egypt, and Algeria. Following a long-awaited GDP rebasing, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revised the country’s nominal output for 2024 to ₦372.8 trillion ($243 billion), up from ₦314 […]
North Africa’s wheat import landscape has undergone a dramatic transformation, with Black Sea suppliers now controlling 75 percent of the market as European Union share plummets to 25 percent, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest analysis. The region, comprising Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco, represents 15 percent of global wheat imports. During […]
The Algerian regime has been listed by the EU Parliament among high-risk countries for money laundering and terrorism financing. The move is expected to have serious economic repercussions for the country, viewed as a “rogue state”. The European lawmakers have approved lately a European Commission resolution adding Algeria to the EU’s list of high-risk countries […]
Mauritania’s preparations to restore diplomatic relations with Israel has sent ripples across North Africa, with the most profound impact felt in neighboring Algeria, a country that has made antisemitism a tenet of its foreign policy. The Mauritanian-Israeli rapprochement, confirmed by news platform Semafor and Israeli media, marks a significant realignment in regional politics and further […]
Algerian state media and the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) have drawn mockery for deliberately omitting references to Morocco, the host nation of the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). Despite Algeria’s national women’s team participating in the competition, official broadcasts and social media posts have avoided mentioning Morocco by name. At a press conference […]
A recent report has raised concerns over the militarization in the Polisario-run Tindouf camps in southwestern Algeria, accusing both Algiers and the Polisario of destabilizing acts targeting Mauritanian territory. The so-called Dakhla camp is being used as a logistical hub for Polisario military operations, a report on Le360 said. The camp’s proximity to the Mauritanian […]
Algeria’s economic foundations are showing serious cracks, including an unsustainable fiscal system, rigid economic structure, dependence on oil and mounting external vulnerabilities, the IMF warned in a new report. The budget deficit expanded to 13.9% of GDP in 2024, one of the highest in the region, the IMF said, noting that this sharp deterioration stems […]
An Algerian appeals court has upheld a five-year prison sentence against renowned French Algerian author Boualem Sansal, intensifying concerns over freedom of expression in the North African country. The ruling also includes a fine of 500,000 Algerian dinars (approximately $3,850). Sansal, 80, was convicted of “undermining national unity” under Article 87 bis of the Algerian […]