Africa Algeria The second edition of the Treg Algeria Trail has kicked off, a race and trek in the middle of the Algerian Sahara, with 4 categories with lengths from 50 to 182 km; participants are self-sufficient in food and self-navigating via GPS
Africa Algeria The country has appointed Abdelfetah Daghmoum as its new ambassador to Spain, after almost 20 months of diplomatic friction caused by Madrid's reversal of course on the Western Sahara issue
Africa Algeria The foundation stone was laid for the development of a new zinc and lead mine, the Tala Hamza project in the Oued Amizour area; Algerian state mining company Entreprise Nationale des Produits Miniers Non-Ferreux et des Substances Utiles holds 32,5%
Africa Algeria The 26th edition of the Algiers International Book Fair closes today, 4 November; with the slogan "Africa writes its future", Algeria's most important literary and cultural event had over 1.200 publishers from 61 countries
Africa Algeria Algeria has agreed to host the next matches of the Palestinian national football team and to bear all associated costs until further notice, following a request made by the Palestinian Football Association
Africa Algeria Algeria is in talks with Germany to become one of its key suppliers of green hydrogen and to upgrade its pipeline connections to reach a wider swathe of Europe
Africa Algeria Algeria is no longer interested in joining the BRICS economic alliance in its current form, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said
Africa Algeria 73 local and international bids for 15 solar power projects with a total generation capacity of 2.000 megawatts have been opened by state-owned Sonelgaz, responsible for electricity and gas distribution in the country
Africa Algeria Although diplomatic relations with Morocco were severed in 2021, Algeria pledged to open its airspace for humanitarian aid and medical flights to and from Morocco, state news agency APS reported
Africa Algeria China and Algeria are collaborating to build 6.000 km of railway lines within the North African nation, a move praised by Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune as crucial for socio-economic progress
Africa Algeria The French government has made access to its Algerian War of Independence archives more flexible, authorising the consultation of files involving minors
Africa Algeria Algerian citizens submitted 239.927 visa applications to French consulates in 2022, of which 115.807 or 64,5%, were rejected
Africa Algeria An additional voluntary oil production reduction of 20.000 barrels per day will make oil production stay under the 940.000 barrels by August after production limitation agreement by the 13 OPEC members and 11 OPEC+