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Algeria

The latest news, analysis and opinion on Algeria. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.

Capital

Algiers

Head of State

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune

Head of Government

Prime Minister Nadir Larbaoui

Headquarters of Opec in Vienna, Austria. Oil ministers in Opec’s V8 grouping – comprising Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman – will increase production by 137,000 barrels a day from October. Photo: AFP

Energy

Key Opec members send ‘big message’ with higher oil production

Opec has in recent years implemented several output cuts amounting to a total of almost six million barrels per day.

7 Sep 2025 - 11:42PMvideocam

France

Homeless man charged with murder after 4 bodies found in France’s River Seine

25 Aug 2025 - 3:22AM

Austria

Smoke break leads to passenger clinging to high-speed train in Austria

11 Aug 2025 - 3:47PM

China-Africa relations

China-built satellite station a ‘shining’ example of support for Namibia

China backs Africa’s growing space industry by funding and building a data receiving ground station in Namibian capital.

2 Aug 2025 - 8:00PMvideocam

The project aims to support Namibia in developing its space-related infrastructure and training technical talent, while boosting its capacity in remote sensing satellite applications. Photo: Handout

China-Africa relations

New railway lines put Guinea and Algeria on track to send iron ore to China

Chinese firms complete key infrastructure needed to transport iron ore from mines to processing facilities and ports.

21 Jul 2025 - 2:00PMvideocam

United States

Trump announces new tariffs on Brazil, 6 smaller economies

‘Our relationship has been, unfortunately, far from reciprocal,’ letters say, adding alleged deficits are threats to US national security.

11 Jul 2025 - 1:55AMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Convoy sets off for Gaza from North Africa to protest Israel’s blockade

Tunisian-led aid convoy seeks ‘the immediate lifting of the unjust siege’ on Gaza.

10 Jun 2025 - 10:47AM

People cheer as a convoy of buses made up of activists, lawyers and medical professionals from North Africa depart from Tunisia to Gaza. Photo: AP

China-Africa relations

China pivots to Africa as it shifts EV gears in face of EU, US tariffs

More Chinese EV makers are launching flagship models and setting up manufacturing plants in key African markets.

27 May 2025 - 11:00AM

Crime

Man on trial in France for burning wife to death

Mounir Boutaa allegedly attacked Chahinez Daoud following their separation, shot her in both legs, poured petrol on her and set her on fire.

25 Mar 2025 - 12:41PM

China-Africa relations

What Xi’s flying visit to Morocco means for China’s EV industry

Countries in North Africa are central to solving two major issues facing Chines electric vehicle production, experts say.

29 Nov 2024 - 5:03PMvideocam

Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a high-level courtesy call on Moroccan Crown Prince Moulay Hassan as he flew back to China from the G20 summit in Brazil. Photo: Xinhua

Africa

Swiss tourist at Algeria cafe killed in knife attack in front of her children

The attacker’s motive was not known, but Swiss broadcaster said he had shouted ‘Allahu akbar’ and ‘Long live Palestine’ during the attack.

24 Oct 2024 - 7:24PM

People walk past posters of Algeria’s President Abdelmajid Tebboune in Algiers. The attack came as Algeria has been striving to promote tourism, especially in the Sahara region, with authorities promising to facilitate tourist visas. Photo: AFP

Africa

Algeria’s president re-elected for second term with 95% of vote

Abdelmadjid Tebboune joins opponents in claiming election irregularities after being named the winner in a landslide.

9 Sep 2024 - 1:29PM

Africa

Algerians vote as President Tebboune faces easy re-election

The presidential election is the first since 2019 after pro-democracy protests prompted the military to oust the previous president.

7 Sep 2024 - 8:38PM

Boxing

Olympic gold-winning boxer Imane Khelif given street parade on return to Algeria

Khelif hailed as an inspiration during hometown welcome, days after she filed a criminal complaint for cyber-harassment in France.

17 Aug 2024 - 3:55PM

Algerian gold medallist Imane Khelif greets crowds during a bus tour in her hometown city of Tiaret. Photo: AFP

China-Middle East relations

China’s Middle East peace drive ‘faces big challenges’ after Palestinian deal

Beijing will have to get Israel on board and ensure the Palestinian factions don’t fall out again, diplomatic observers warn.

24 Jul 2024 - 11:05PMvideocam

Getting Israel on board could be Beijing’s “biggest challenge”. Photo: AFP

France

Who is Jean-Luc Melenchon? French leftist leader defiant after victory

It did not take Jean-Luc Melenchon long to seize the moment after initial poll indications of the French legislative vote showed the leftist New Popular Front was headed to a shock victory.

8 Jul 2024 - 8:49AM

Africa

Migrants face ‘unimaginable horrors’ crossing Africa: UN

Many more people are believed to be dying on land routes than at sea, with thousands of deaths each year, as issues including conflict, climate change, and racism increasingly spur people to leave their homelands.

5 Jul 2024 - 7:05PMvideocam

Art

Sceptical artist’s Hong Kong show of world leaders saying sorry

Taiwanese-American James T. Hong’s exhibition Apologies and Other Regrets features a video compilation of leaders apologising for their countries’ misdeeds. The artist calls their motives into question.

4 Jul 2024 - 4:15PM

Pope Francis apologising for sexual abuse by Catholic Church figures of authority, as shown in James T. Hong’s video compilation of world leaders saying sorry, Apologies, now showing in Hong Kong. Photo: Edmond So

China-Africa relations

Chinese firm to acquire Zambian copper mine amid African minerals buying spree

With more African mines being bought by Chinese firms, Beijing is positioning itself to lead the green energy revolution.

1 Jul 2024 - 4:06PMvideocam

China’s military

Chinese firm shows Nato-standard artillery with aim of boosting weapon exports

With Russian weapons industry tied up by Ukraine war and Western sanctions, Norinco recalibrates in hunt for new sales opportunities.

24 Jun 2024 - 6:36PMvideocam

Middle East

Nvidia to launch in Mideast amid US curbs on AI exports, fears China dodging ban

The deal marks Nvidia’s first large-scale regional launch to an area the US curbed the export of US chips to stop Chinese firms from using as a back door to access the newest AI technology.

23 Jun 2024 - 9:14PM

Nvidia has signed a deal to deploy its most advanced technology to the Middle East, despite US restrictions to the region. Photo: Reuters

China-Africa relations

China makes tentative steps to return to Libya after civil war stopped trade

Beijing and Tripoli are starting to rebuild trade relations, but Libya’s rocky political landscape could still be a complication.

23 Jun 2024 - 4:00PMvideocam

Libya has struggled through years of internal violence and political instability since the 2011 revolution. But now the first steps are being taken to open up the North African nation to Chinese investors again. Photo: AP

Extreme weather

Heatwaves kill hundreds, millions swelter as Northern Hemisphere summer begins

Deadly heatwaves are scorching cities on four continents – a sign that climate change may again help to fuel record-breaking heat that could surpass last summer as the warmest in 2,000 years.

21 Jun 2024 - 3:43PMvideocam

Middle East

Are US interests the real target of China’s ‘puzzling’ partnership with Bahrain?

One is a tiny Gulf kingdom with limited oil wealth. The other is a rising superpower. On the face of it, their new tie-up doesn’t make sense.

15 Jun 2024 - 6:00PM

Italy

G7 agrees deal to use Russian assets for Ukraine, seeks to counter China

The proposal involves engineering a US$50 billion loan to help Ukraine in its fight against Russia that would use interest earned on profits from Russia’s frozen central bank assets.

14 Jun 2024 - 12:42AMvideocam

From left:French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and US President Joe Biden attend a round table meeting at the G7 summit in Borgo Egnazia, Italy on Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Explainer | What’s on the agenda at the 2024 G7 summit in Italy?

Italy hosts the annual summit of leaders from the Group of Seven major democracies on June 13-15. Here are key details about the event.

12 Jun 2024 - 2:14PM

The G7 comprises the United States, Japan, Canada, Germany, France, Italy and Britain. File photo: AFP

Beset by problems at home, G7 leaders struggle to resolve global woes

Group of Seven leaders meet this week at a sensitive time, with wars raging in Ukraine and Gaza and with Joe Biden, Emmanuel Macron and Rishi Sunak confronting myriad woes at home.

12 Jun 2024 - 2:26PM

Israel-Gaza war

UN Security Council backs Biden’s plan for Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza

Fourteen member states voted in favour of the US-drafted resolution, while Russia, one of the veto powers, abstained.

11 Jun 2024 - 2:02PM

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