Algeria News
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Paris -
France said Monday the pilots of the Air Algerie passenger plane that crashed in Mali, killing all 118 people on board, had asked to turn back in a new development to a complex probe into the tragedy.
In the Media
by Marianne Barriaux (AFP)
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Bamako -
The black boxes from the Air Algerie plane disaster on Sunday began their journey to France from northern Mali as investigators ramped up efforts to find the cause of the deadly crash.
In the Media
by Ahamadou Cisse (AFP)
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Bamako -
The second black box from the Air Algerie plane disaster was recovered Saturday at the remote crash site in northern Mali as investigators headed to the scene to determine the cause of the tragedy.
In the Media
by Ahamadou Cisse (AFP)
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Paris -
France on Saturday declared a three-day period of national mourning over the Air Algerie crash that killed all 118 people on board including 54 French nationals.
In the Media
by AFP
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Bamako -
All passengers and crew on board an Air Algerie jetliner that crashed in Mali died in the tragedy, which completely wiped out several families, France announced.
In the Media
by Ahamadou Cisse (AFP)
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Paris -
After three major air disasters in one week, with planes coming down in Ukraine, Taiwan and then Mali without a single survivor, passengers can be forgiven for feeling a little pang of panic boarding their flights.
In the Media
by Pauline Froissart, Valentin Bontemps (AFP)
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Bamako -
France announced on Friday there were no survivors among the 116 people on board the Air Algerie flight that crashed over Mali, saying bad weather was the likely cause of the disaster.
In the Media
by Ahamadou Cisse (AFP)
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Ouagadougou -
The wreckage of an Air Algerie plane missing since early Thursday with 116 people on board has been found in Mali near the Burkina Faso border, an army coordinator in Ouagadougou said."We have found the Algerian plane. The wreck has been located ...
In the Media
by Amal Belalloufi, Amer Ouali (AFP)
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Algiers -
An Air Algerie flight with at least 116 people onboard reportedly crashed July 24 en route from Burkina Faso to Algiers.
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Air Algerie Flight AH5017, which had 116 people on board, has crashed, according to airline officials. The flight lost radio contact en route from Burkina Faso to Algiers.
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Ouagadougou -
An Air Algerie plane with more than 110 people on board including French and Spanish nationals went missing Thursday during a flight from Burkina Faso to Algiers, company sources and officials said.
In the Media
by AFP
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The Algerian national football team has announced that it will donate the salary earned from the World Cup to the people of the Gaza Strip.
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Paris -
Hundreds of riot and other police were deployed in French towns and cities Monday as authorities braced for possible unrest linked to World Cup showdowns involving France and its former colony Algeria.
In the Media
by Abhik Chanda (AFP)
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Stylistically, Vahid Halilhodzic has transformed Algeria into a very interesting side. Defensive organization remains, but there’s a new blend of attacking football that exists due to the dynamic front six.
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Algiers -
Three armed groups from northern Mali announced in Algiers on Sunday that they have agreed to begin talks with the Bamako government aimed at resolving long-standing disputes.
In the Media
by AFP
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Algiers -
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility Thursday for an April ambush in Algeria's restive Kabylie region that killed 11 soldiers."On the night of April 19, mujahedeen ambushed an army convoy in the Iboudrarene region...
In the Media
by AFP
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To the group of 100 anti-government protestors gathered in the mid-March sun, the sight of police is nothing new. They have taken the name “Barakat,” which means “enough,” and the message is that change is coming.
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Algiers -
Algeria's army was hunting on Monday for an armed Islamist group linked to an attack in the rugged Kabylie region in which 11 soldiers were killed, a security official said.
In the Media
by AFP
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Algiers -
Gunmen killed 11 Algerian soldiers in an ambush overnight, the defence ministry said on Sunday, in the first attack of its kind since President Abdelaziz Bouteflika won a fourth term.
In the Media
by AFP
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Algiers -
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika clinched a fourth term on Friday, despite his poor health, winning a landslide victory in an election marred by low turnout and his rival alleging fraud.
In the Media
by Amer Ouali (AFP)
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Algiers -
Algeria's ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, running for re-election on Thursday, cast his ballot from a wheelchair at a polling station in Algiers.
In the Media
by AFP
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Algiers -
Final campaign rallies have been held for Algeria's presidential election after the incumbent Abdelaziz Bouteflika and his only real rival Ali Benflis waged a war of words.
In the Media
by Amer Ouali (AFP)
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Algiers -
Corruption, a recurring scourge for Algeria, has risen to the forefront of public life during President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's rule, fuelled by soaring oil prices and an the explosion in imports.
In the Media
by Abdellah Cheballah (AFP)
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London -
Amnesty International accused the authorities in Algeria on Monday of silencing critics and stepping up curbs on freedom of expression in the run-up to its presidential election this week.
In the Media
by AFP
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In 2008, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika passed a constitutional amendment that removed presidential term limits. This allowed Bouteflika to seek a third term as president, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from even those within the regime.
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Algiers -
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's campaign chief promised on Sunday that constitutional changes would create a "broad democracy" if the ailing incumbent wins re-election next month.Former prime minister Abdelmalek Sellal gave scant details of t...
In the Media
by AFP
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Algiers -
Campaigning for Algeria's April 17 presidential election begins Sunday as criticism mounts of a bid by incumbent Abdelaziz Bouteflika to clinch a fourth term despite concerns over his health.
In the Media
by Abdellah Cheballah (AFP)
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Algiers -
Supporters and opponents of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's decision to seek a fourth term in April elections staged rival demonstrations in the capital Algiers on Saturday.The 77-year-old's decision to seek re-election had been expected desp...
In the Media
by AFP
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Washington -
The Pentagon said it had transferred an inmate from the Guantanamo prison back home to Algeria, after holding him at the facility for 12 years without a trial.The move brought the number of detainees at the military prison down to 154, as President Bar...
In the Media
by AFP
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Algiers -
Ten candidates have registered to run in Algeria's April 17 presidential election, public radio said Wednesday, with 77-year-old incumbent Abdelaziz Bouteflika widely expected to win a fourth term.
In the Media
by AFP
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Mothers of the missing Chibok school girls abducted by Boko Haram Islamists gather to receive information from officials on May 5, 2014
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Y. Jalabert
Port of Cherchell, Algeria
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Magharebia
Rioters in Algeria protesting against high food prices
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Alberto Bougleux
A still from 'Song For Amine' by Alberto Bougleux.
Countless people have been subjected to forced disappearance since the early nineties, when Algeria waged war on radical Islam. According to official statistics published by the Algerian government 6,000 Algerians have ‘disappeared’ in the 1990s. Human rights organizations consider the actual number to be much higher, though.
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Kjetil Alsvik / Statoil
Statoil gas production facility in Amenas, Algeria
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Rebel French soldiers at a barricade in 1960 in Algiers, Algeria, during the War of Algeria
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Clément Bucco-Lechat
The Algerian national football team, as pictured on 31st May 2014.
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