Covid-19 heaps misery on Algeria’s wilting vineyards
A worker collects grapes in a vineyard in the Sidi Bel Abbes highlands, some 435 kilometres (270 miles) southwest of the Algerian capital RYAD KRAMDI...
Algerian journalist who covered protests faces verdict
Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni, 40, was arrested on March 29 on charges of 'inciting an unarmed gathering' and 'endangering national unity' after covering demonstrations by...
Trial of Algerian journalist and press freedom icon Khaled Drareni starts in Algiers
A picture taken on March 6, 2020 shows Algerian protesters carrying journalist Khaled Drareni on their shoulders after he was briefly detained by security forces...
Algerian leader secures fugitive officer with Erdogan call, source says
Algeria’s president phoned his Turkish counterpart last month to secure the return of a fugitive military official who fled Algeria days after its powerful army...
EU set to drop Algeria from safe country travel list
The European Union is set to exclude Algeria from its safe list of countries from which the bloc allows non-essential travel after a meeting of...
Algerian economy contracts 3.9% in first quarter, government says
Algeria’s economy contracted 3.9% in the first quarter this year after a 1.3% growth in the same period in 2019, weakened by the coronavirus lockdown...
Algeria tightening travel restrictions to limit coronavirus infections
Algeria will reimpose travel restrictions on Friday and increase testing in a bid to stop a rise in novel coronavirus infections, the government said on...
Algeria names new energy and finance ministers: state TV
Algeria named new energy and finance ministers on Tuesday, following a big fall in revenue for the major oil and gas producer after years of...
S Africa, Algeria, Cameroon become Africa’s COVID-19 hot spots
The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating in Africa, spreading to the hinterland from capital cities where it arrived with travelers, the World Health Organization (WHO) said...