France’s Macron: I hope tensions with Algeria will soon ease
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that he hoped diplomatic tensions with Algeria would soon ease
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that he hoped diplomatic tensions with Algeria would soon ease
Bouteflika became president of Algeria in 1999 as the former French colony emerged from a decade of civil war that killed nearly 200,000 people
Relations between the two countries have been at an impasse since 1994 over the disputed desert territory of the Sahara between Rabat and the Polisario Front, which is backed by Algeria
Dozens of forest fires have hit mountainous areas in northern Algeria since Monday, mainly in Tizi Ouzou, the main province of the Kabylie region east of the capital, Algiers.
This is the first time Tebboune presents tangible steps that the government should take, after his vow to reform the economy.
The International Judo Federation suspended on Saturday an Algerian judoka and his coach for withdrawing from the Tokyo Olympics before his event started, after the draw set him on course for a match against an Israeli.
Aymen Benabderrahmane has been given the difficult job of averting an economic crisis amid widespread social unrest
The vote was boycotted by the long-running Hirak protest movement.
But the pro-democracy movement alleges that the open elections don't go far enough, demand the military withdraw from the government
The Kabylie region will therefore boycott of the elections, which will now be limited to the Islamist parties and groups affiliated with the regime.