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Algeria: 12 June Legislative Elections – Competing Parties Seek to Regain Citizens’ Confidence

Algiers — The speech delivered by the candidates running for the 12 June legislative elections, on the fourth day of the electoral campaign, focused on the importance of regaining the confidence of the citizens, which cannot be attained unless a “wise choice” of future representatives of the people in parliament is made. In this regard, […]

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Algeria: Call to Go Massively to Polls for Institutional Revival, Country Stability

Algiers — The candidates for the legislative elections emphasized Friday, on the second day of the election campaign, the necessity of going massively to the polls on 12 June, underlining that this electoral event is an opportunity to achieve the “institutional revival” and preserve the country’s stability. Leader of El Islah Movement Filali Ghouini called, […]

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Algeria to Begin Reopening Covid-Closed Borders On 1 June

From the start of next month, commercial flights will once again be authorised at the airports of Algiers, Constantine and Oran, the north African nation’s three largest cities. While precise details of the conditions for the partial lifting of health restrictions have still to be made public, “strict control” will be imposed on all arrivals […]

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Algeria: Freedom of Speech, Assembly Under Attack in Algeria, UN Warns

Geneva — U.N. human rights officials are expressing concern about increasingly repressive actions by the Algerian government, which they say are stifling peoples’ rights to freedom of opinion and assembly. Demonstrations have not been held in the streets of Algeria for most of the past year because of COVID-19. However, since they resumed February 13, […]

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Algeria: Legislative Elections of June 12 – Deadline for Candidacies Submission Expires Tuesday

Algiers — The deadline for the submission of candidacies for the legislative elections of June 12 expires Tuesday at midnight, in accordance with the order signed by President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune, amending and supplementing the organic law on the electoral regime. Initially planned for Thursday, April 22, the deadline for submitting candidacy files […]

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Algeria – Islamic Scholar Given Three-Year Jail Term for ‘Offending Islam’

Said Djabelkheir sentenced for three posts on Facebook questioning authenticity of certain aspects of Islamic belief Scholar has been target of death threats dating back more than ten years ‘Algerian courts have no business judging people’s religious beliefs and opinions’ – Amna Guellali A well-known Islamic expert in Algeria has been given a three-year jail […]

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Algeria’s Boukadoum Expected in Tunis, Thursday

Tunis/Tunisia — Algeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sabri Boukadoum is paying a visit to Tunisia on Thursday. The minister will “bear a message of fraternity” from Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to President Kaïs Saïed, according to Ministry of foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad press release. Foreign Minister Othman Jerandi will receive his Algerian counterpart, […]

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Algeria: France Admits Torture, Murder of Key Algerian Independence Fighter

French forces tortured and murdered Algerian freedom fighter Ali Boumendjel during his country’s war for independence, President Emmanuel Macron admitted, in an official reappraisal of a death that was for years covered up as a suicide. Macron made the admission on Tuesday ‘in the name of France’ at a meeting with Boumendjel’s grandchildren. The move […]

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Algerian President Calls Early Election, Pardons Jailed Protesters

Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune dissolved the parliament and announced a government reshuffle in a highly anticipated address to the nation. The new elections are likely to take place by the end of the year. Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Thursday announced the dissolution of the parliament, paving the way for early elections, and ordered an […]

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Algeria: Covid-19 – Partial Lockdown Extended in 19 Provinces

Algiers — On instructions from President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad on Thursday decided to extend by 15 days the partial lockdown measure in 19 provinces as from 31 January, the Prime Minister’s Office announced Saturday in a communiqué. See also: National anti-Covid-19 vaccination campaign starts in Blida According to the […]

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Algeria Confirms Long Jail Terms for Ex-Prime Ministers

Ahmed Ouyahia and Abdelmalek Sellal, who served under ousted President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, had originally been convicted of corruption in 2019. A court in the Algerian capital on Thursday upheld hefty prison sentences for two former prime ministers who served under ex-President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the AFP news agency reported on Thursday. AFP cited judicial sources who […]

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Algeria: Financing, Control of Electoral Campaigns At Heart of Draft Election Bill

Algiers — The preliminary draft organic law on elections, the first draft of which was finalized and distributed to political parties for enrichment, sets the rules for financing and monitoring electoral and referendum campaigns, including the prohibition for any candidate to receive donations in cash or in kind from a foreign state. Indeed, Article 87 […]

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Algeria: Version of Draft Electoral Law Distributed to Political Parties for Enrichment

Algiers — The original version of the draft organic bill on the electoral system has been distributed on Tuesday, in application on the instructions of President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune to political parties for enrichment. The draft organic bill on the electoral system, modified and supplemented, aims at consolidating democracy, moralizing political life and […]

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Africa Surpasses Three Million Covid-19 Cases, Most in South Africa

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than three million cases have been logged on the continent since the start of the pandemic, with South Africa accounting for more than 30 percent. South Africa has recorded some 1.2 million Covid-19 cases, with a recent spike in infections due to a new variant […]

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Algeria: Shedding Light On the Hopes and Challenges of Algerian Youth

Shedding light on the hopes and challenges of Algerian youth Injaz El Jazair has become a dominant player in empowering young people Established in October 2019 by Ms. Leen Abdel Jaber, Algeria-based non-profit organisation Injaz El Jazair has become a dominant player in the country, training young people in entrepreneurship, employability and financial education literacy. […]

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Algeria President Makes First Appearance Since Covid Hospitalization

Nearly two months after he was taken to Germany for treatment for COVID-19, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune made his first televised appearance. Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune returned to the public eye for the first time on Sunday, nearly two months after he was flown to Germany for treatment after testing positive for the coronavirus. In […]

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Western Sahara: SPLA Conducts New Attacks On Moroccan Forces’ Entrenchments

BIR LAHLOU (Liberated Sahrawi Territories)- The units of the Sahrawi People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) conducted new attacks targeting the positions and entrenchments of the Moroccan occupation’s forces along the wall of the shame, the Sahrawi Defense Ministry said on Friday. The ministry underlined in its communiqué n 29, quoted by the Sahrawi news agency SPS, […]

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Nigeria’s Gas Export Slumps to 1m Tonnes, Lower Than Algeria

Nigeria’s gas export dropped to one million tonnes in January, representing 35 per cent decline year on year, and lower than export volumes by Algeria. This is as the federal government identified new oil fields capable of delivering about 681,000 barrels of crude oil per day and 1.52 billion standard cubic feet of gas daily. […]