The Latest Breaking News from Algeria

In a first for a French president, Emmanuel Macron has admitted the shooting of unarmed civilians by French soldiers in Algiers in 1962 was an "unforgivable" act. He also acknowledged a second massacre in Oran the same year, and called for a reconciliation process to begin.

Algeria’s health minister this week urged people to get vaccinated and save hospitals from collapse as the North African nation faces a surge of COVID-19 infections. Algeria is battling infections from both the delta variant and the highly contagious omicron variant, which now accounts for 60% of COVID-19 infections.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met Monday Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Cairo. The Algerian president is on a two-day state visit and is expected to discuss with his Egyptian counterpart regional matters of mutual interest and the upcoming Arab summit.

In 2021, coups d’état ousted four heads of state in sub-Saharan Africa. Army interventions in Chad, Mali, Guinea and Sudan halted a years-long decline in military takeovers. Some heralded this as the comeback of the army in African politics.

Palestinian factions did not achieve any breakthrough in the reconciliation talks held in Algeria because no faction presented new visions, according to a Palestinian source. The source indicated that Fatah and Hamas maintain their previous positions, noting that nothing new is achieved. He stressed that the Algerian officials listened deeply…

As the Africa Cup of Nations heads into the knockout rounds, FRANCE 24 looks at the teams who have imposed themselves as favourites with impressive performances in the group stage – from rampant winners Nigeria, to hosts Cameroon, to the Ivory Coast team who sent title-holders Algeria crashing out.

Debutants Comoros and the Gambia reaching the last 16 should not be a surprise and make the case for further expansion

Nigeria will face Ghana for a place at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, while Cameroon will meet Algeria after the draw was made for the final stage of African qualifying.

Douala (AFP) - Nigeria, the top performers so far in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, were paired with arch rivals Ghana in the African World Cup play-offs draw in Douala on Saturday.