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A man checks damage caused by a fire on the outskirts of the Algerian city of El Tarf, on August 18, 2022

A man checks damage caused by a fire on the outskirts of the Algerian city of El Tarf, on August 18, 2022

World

Deadly wildfires contained in Algeria

Wildfires which killed at least 38 people and left a trail of destruction in northeastern Algeria this week have now been contained.

AFPAugust 19, 2022

A man walks down a street in the historic Casbah of Algiers

A man walks down a street in the historic Casbah of Algiers

World

Renovate the Casbah: Efforts speed up to restore historic Algiers district

A UNESCO-listed rabbit warren of 16th-century battlements and Ottoman palaces, the Casbah of the Algerian capital is falling into disrepair, but efforts to save it have...

AFPJuly 9, 2022

Algeria won its independence following a gruelling eight-year war, which ended with the signing in March 1962 of the Evian Accords

Algeria won its independence following a gruelling eight-year war, which ended with the signing in March 1962 of the Evian Accords

World

Algeria marks 60 years of independence from France

Algeria marks 60 years of independence from France on Tuesday with a huge military parade, but memories of violence during the colonial period continue...

AFPJuly 4, 2022

Young Algerians hang their country's national flag on buildings in the capital on July 6, 1962, a day after the North African country won its independence from France following an eight-year war

Young Algerians hang their country's national flag on buildings in the capital on July 6, 1962, a day after the North African country won its independence from France following an eight-year war

World

Independent Algeria turns 60, but colonial-era wounds remain

Algeria won its independence following a gruelling eight-year war which ended with the signing in March 1962 of the Evian Accords.

AFPJuly 1, 2022

People walk along a market street in Western Sahara's main city of Laayoune in November 2018

People walk along a market street in Western Sahara's main city of Laayoune in November 2018

World

Algeria suspends Spain co-operation over W.Sahara dispute

Algeria said Wednesday it was suspending a decades-old co-operation treaty with Spain, after Madrid backed the position of the North African country’s arch-rival Morocco...

AFPJune 8, 2022

The islands of New Caledonia have been French territory since 1853

The islands of New Caledonia have been French territory since 1853

World

‘Silent pain’ of Algerians banished by France to the Pacific

Between 1864 and 1897, as French colonial troops advanced through Algeria, 2,100 people were tried by military courts and deported.

AFPApril 11, 2022

The Italian premier arrived in Algeria on Monday, where he met the Algerian president and struck a gas deal, amid stepped up efforts to reduce Rome's heavy reliance on Russian imports

The Italian premier arrived in Algeria on Monday, where he met the Algerian president and struck a gas deal, amid stepped up efforts to reduce Rome's heavy reliance on Russian imports

World

Italy PM signs Algeria gas deals to reduce Russia reliance

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi announced a deal on Monday to boost gas deliveries from energy heavyweight Algeria, as he steps up efforts to...

AFPApril 11, 2022

Since launching five years ago, Algerian start-up Yassir has rolled out across the Maghreb region and beyond

Since launching five years ago, Algerian start-up Yassir has rolled out across the Maghreb region and beyond

Tech & Science

Global ambitions drive Algerian tech start-up Yassir

It's the Algerian start-up that made good: despite the country's notoriously complex business climate.

AFPApril 9, 2022

Women in Algiers read the independent Algerian daily "Liberte" on January 11, 2001 -- the paper called itself "a reference for all viewpoints"

Women in Algiers read the independent Algerian daily "Liberte" on January 11, 2001 -- the paper called itself "a reference for all viewpoints"

Business

Stopped press: Algeria billionaire to shut Liberte newspaper

Algeria's French-language newspaper Liberte will run its final edition next week.

AFPApril 7, 2022

Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni is greeted by supporters in the capital Algiers, following his release from prison under a presidential pardon, on February 19, 2021

Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni is greeted by supporters in the capital Algiers, following his release from prison under a presidential pardon, on February 19, 2021

World

Algeria journalist’s jail sentence suspended on appeal

Algerian journalist and press freedom activist Khaled Drareni had a two-year jail term reduced on appeal to a six-month suspended sentence.

AFPMarch 3, 2022

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