Repressions grow in Algeria, is freedom of speech in danger? | Human Rights News
Since February 2019, Mustapha Bendjama, the editor of the daily newspaper Le Provincial, has been held by police forces and interrogated at least 35 times.…
Europe braces for a winter of two wars – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Last winter, Europeans faced exorbitant energy bills as the Continent rapidly weaned itself off…
Wednesday 1 November Anniversary of the Revolution in Algeria
From the start of the sixteenth century, Algeria had been under the partial rule of the Ottoman Empire. In 1830, the country was invaded by…
French Jews live in fear amid rising antisemitism following Hamas attacks – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. SARCELLES, France — In the usually lively “Little Jerusalem” neighborhood of Sarcelles, the only…
Algeria offers to host Palestinian football matches amid Gaza war | Football News
Algeria’s football federation has offered to host Palestine’s international matches and ‘bear all associated costs’ amid the war in Gaza. Algeria has stepped in to…
An Algerian outpouring of support for Moroccans after earthquake | Earthquakes News
An outpouring of online and real-world support has pushed historical tensions between Algeria and Morocco aside as government and civil society offer to join global…
Morocco protests over killed jet ski tourists in Algeria | News
Morocco’s National Council for Human Rights condemned last week’s incident, when the tourists strayed across the border. Long-standing tensions between Morocco and Algeria have moved…
Tourists from Morocco shot dead after straying into Algerian waters | Border Disputes News
Two men reportedly killed after straying past Morocco’s maritime border into Algeria on jet skis. Two French-Moroccan men have reportedly been shot and killed after…
Can an initiative by Algeria end the crisis in Niger? | TV Shows
The Algerians are proposing a six-month transition period from military to civilian rule. The political crisis in Niger is turning into a growing problem for…
Neighbour Algeria seeks six-month transition for coup-hit Niger
The coup in Niger is injecting fresh tension into the France-U.S. alliance. French officials are frustrated that their American counterparts have been willing to engage…
Little space for dissent as Algeria sends researcher, journalist to jail | News
Canadian-Algerian researcher Raouf Farrah and Algerian journalist Mustapha Bendjama have both been sentenced to two years imprisonment by a court in the Algerian city of…
Crisis in Niger causes renewed tensions between Algeria and France
The coup d’état in Niger has provoked the umpteenth crisis between Algeria and France, notes Spanish ‘Atalayar’ magazine. It all started after an Algerian public…
Sebeiba festival: Algeria’s 3,000 year-old tradition | Arts and Culture
Thousands from the Tuareg community in Algeria flock to the annual Sebeiba festival held in an oasis town deep in the Sahara. Sebeiba is an…
Niger closes airspace as ECOWAS deadline for coup reversal expires | Military News
Niger’s coup leaders have closed the country’s airspace after rejecting an ultimatum from West African states to reinstate deposed President Mohamed Bazoum or risk military…
Residents lucky to be alive as wildfires rip through Tunisia, Algeria | Climate News
Tabarka, Tunisia – First it came slowly, then the fire came very, very quickly. In a matter of minutes, Ines recounts, it had travelled hundreds…
Deadly wildfires raging across Algeria | Wildlife News
More than 30 people have been killed in wildfires that are raging across Algeria. Those killed include 10 soldiers who were trying to get the…
Despite EU-Tunisia deal, Black refugees pushed out ‘at gunpoint’ | Migration News
Tunis, Tunisia – Tunisia’s mass expulsion of Black refugees and migrants to its borders with Libya and Algeria is continuing despite the award of more…
From Algeria to Syria, heatwaves scorch Middle East, North Africa | Climate Crisis News
Temperatures are soaring worldwide, reaching scorching levels, with the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) far from spared. Temperatures in some parts of the MENA…
Outrage in France after police shoot 17-year-old in Paris suburb | Race Issues News
Protests erupt after teenager shot dead in Paris suburb of Nanterre after allegedly refusing to stop car for police. Clashes have broken out between demonstrators…
The refugee crisis: A European horror story | Refugees
A mass drowning of refugees at sea – and the media coverage and politics in its wake. Plus, the perilous state of media in Algeria.…