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Algeria's Tebboune Announces Youth Unemployment Benefit

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said Tuesday that the government would introduce youth unemployment benefits as the country struggles with a jobless rate of almost 15 percent. The payments will be made "to preserve the dignity of young people", Tebboune said in an interview broadcast on Algerian television. The allowance of…

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Former Algerian Minister Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

An Algerian court on Monday sentenced in absentia former energy ministry Chakib Khelil, who served under former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, to 20 years in prison on corruption charges, local media reported. The Sidi M’Hamed court in Algiers also fined the longtime former minister, who served for half of Bouteflika’s 20-year…

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Algeria's Sonatrach to Share Production in a Region in Niger

Algeria's Sonatrach oil company said it had signed an agreement with the Niger petroleum ministry to share production in Niger's Kafra region, according to a Sonatrach statement. Sonatrach International Petroleum Exploration and Production, a subsidiary of the Algerian company, signed the agreement in Niger's capital. Sonatrach's works in Kafra cover…

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France's National Assembly passes law to recognise, recompense Harkis

France's National Assembly on Wednesday adopted a bill enabling the Harkis – Muslim Algerians who fought on the side of France during the Algerian war of independence –and their descendants to receive compensation for the way they were treated at the end of the war in 1962.

France 24

Riyad Mahrez emerges as Manchester City’s sleek assassin

The double against Fulham in the FA Cup took the Algerian’s tally to seven goals in six City games

The Independent UK

French police investigate vandalism of Algerian military hero sculpture

Vandals in central France attacked a sculpture of an Algerian military hero who resisted France's colonisation of the North African country, just hours before it was inaugurated Saturday as a symbol of Franco-Algerian reconciliation.

Radio France Internationale

Sculpture of Algerian resistance hero vandalised before inauguration in France

Vandals in central France damaged a sculpture of an Algerian military hero who resisted France's colonisation of the North African country, just hours before it was inaugurated Saturday, AFP journalists reported.

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A war without a name: France's controversial colonial past in Algeria

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the end of a brutal conflict that France only officially recognised as being a war in 1999. Between 1954 and 1962, swords were locked between France and Algeria, with nationalists in the North African country determined to push the colonisers out. In March…

France 24

Aboul Gheit: Date of Upcoming Arab Summit Not Determined Yet

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said Algeria requested further consultations to determine the date of the upcoming Arab Summit. He affirmed that Arab foreign ministers will meet on March 9 to discuss Algeria’s proposed date. Aboul Gheit’s remarks were made during an interview with state-owned al-Mamlaka television that was…

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Algerian Blacksmith Uses Scrap Metal in Contemporary Art

In the Algerian city of Setif, a horse statue in gold and black stands on a base in the workshop of Algerian Artist Walid Tribeche. A thorough look at the statue helps reveal a weird secret…this amazing artwork is completely made of nuts, nails, and scrap metal, according to Reuters.…

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Ex-Bohemians striker Ali Reghba joins Algerian league leaders

If the move works out the former Ireland underage international could switch allegiance to Algeria

Dublin Live

Former Bohs striker Ali Reghba moves to Algerian table-toppers from Leicester City

If the move works out the former Ireland underage international could switch allegiance to Algeria

Irish Mirror

Algerian FM: Palestinian Reconciliation Process Has Begun

A process to reconcile the Palestinian factions has begun, said Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra. Last month, Algeria said that it would host the inter-Palestinian talks. "The journey to Palestinian reconciliation has started and Algeria has a long experience in bringing the Palestinians together," he told a news conference in…

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Man City's first-ever January transfer window flop is playing key role in Riyad Mahrez's career

There is a special link between Riyad Mahrez and City's first-ever January transfer window arrival

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France 24

Inside an Africa Cup fan zone, ‘everybody enjoys football in their own way’

As the Africa Cup of Nations heads into the quarterfinals on Saturday – with hosts Cameroon the favourites – FRANCE 24 went to one of the “fan zones” set up for local supporters unable to see the matches in the stadiums in the capital, Yaoundé.

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France's Macron offers solemn recognition of 1962 Algiers shootings

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.

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Algerian Minister Urges COVID Vaccination amid Virus Surge

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.

France 24

Macron calls 1962 Isly 'massacre' in Algiers ‘unforgiveable for the Republic’

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said the March 1962 shooting of dozens of European supporters of French Algeria on the rue d'Isly in the heart of Algiers was "unforgivable for the Republic". In a first, the French president admitted that the shooting of unarmed civilians by French soldiers was…

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The Guardian - UK

Macron meets Algerian-born French citizens with one eye on election

French president seeks to address France’s colonial legacy in north Africa

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Sisi-Tebboune Summit Centers on Deepening African, Arab Ties

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and his Algerian counterpart, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, showed great focus on “deepening the firm strategic alliance” between their countries during a summit meeting on Tuesday. A joint statement issued by Egypt and Algeria at the conclusion of Tebboune’s visit to Cairo stressed the common viewpoints between…

Manchester Evening News

Riyad Mahrez breaks silence after Algeria's shock ACFON exit

Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez has discussed Algeria's AFCON exit after their group stage exit.

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Egyptian-Algerian Summit Discusses Regional Issues

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.

The Conversation

From Algeria to Zimbabwe: how Africa's autocratic elites cycle in and out of power

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.

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No Breakthrough in Algeria's Palestinian Reconciliation Talks

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…

France 24

Nigeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast: The top prospects to win the tournament

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.

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