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Diplomacy 13/04/2021

Defence relations remain frosty after French PM cancels another trip to Algiers

The visit of French Prime Minister Jean Castex to Algiers, scheduled for April 10, has been cancelled. ©Sadak Souici/Le Pictorium/Maxppp

Business 13/04/2021

Moscow struggles to meet Sputnik V delivery deadlines in Africa

Russia is struggling to meet delivery deadlines for its Sputnik V vaccines, with several African capitals still waiting for their first doses. [...]

Diplomacy 09/04/2021

Algeria changes tack to scupper Morocco's AU commissionner bid

In the end, North Africa will present eight candidates for the seat of African Union commissioner for education, including four from Morocco and two from Algeria. [...]

Diplomacy 06/04/2021

Mohamed Bazoum does balancing act between Algiers and Rabat

Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, during his inauguration on 2 April 2021. ©Tagaza Djibo/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Business 05/04/2021

New drama could be on the cards for Djezzy as Algiers seeks to offset oil losses

Cash-strapped Abdelmadjid Tebboune might put the state's 51% stake in the mobile operator up for sale. Minority shareholder Veon is interested, but it is not alone... [...]

Politics 02/04/2021

Algiers reinforces its southern border with new detention centre in Djanet

With Libya intending to tighten control of its borders, Algeria is poised to become a preferred route for migrants heading to Europe and has responded by announcing the opening of a new detention centre in the south. [...]

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Business 01/04/2021

Mobilis choses Lebanon's Vanrise Solutions to fight international phone fraud

After two years, state telecoms operator Mobilis has finally chosen a company to help it prevent the illegal rerouting of international phone calls, which has proved very costly for the Algerian firm. [...]

Business Defence 31/03/2021

UAE armoured vehicle provider Streit uproots

The Canadian-UAE armoured vehicle manufacturer Streit has called it quits on its Algerian venture. On 21 March, the company led by Guerman Goutorov closed its local subsidiary, Streit Group Algérie. [...]

Bah N'Daw hosted by Algerian Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad on 13 March.

Diplomacy 19/03/2021

Algiers and Rabat jostle for influence in the Sahel

Since the 18 August Mali coup and with tensions flaring over Western Sahara, the Sahel has become the new stage for Algeria and Morocco's battle for influence. [...]

Business 17/03/2021

Car market in a jam after major dealers put plans on hold

Nissan, Volkswagen, Renault, and Peugeot have frozen their activity on the Algerian market as they wait for sluggish authorities to clarify the rules for vehicle imports and local assembly. [...]

Anti-government demonstration held on the second anniversary of the Hirak movement in Algiers on 26 February, 2021.

Politics 11/03/2021

Tebboune targets intelligence and parliament in belated anti-Hirak drive

Though weakened, president Abdelmadjid Tebboune is trying, somewhat belatedly, to take back control of the country's intelligence services in order to wield more influence over the reshuffle of the political deck. [...]

Business Oil & gas 10/03/2021

Vigil Grup recoups with Sonatrach and Cepsa's RKF field

Four months after losing a site security contract with Entreprise Nationale de Services aux Puits to El Amine Gard, Vigil Grup has won a contract to provide security to the Rhourde El Krouf oilfield. [...]

Business 08/03/2021

Outgoing MP Menani takes full control of fibre optic specialist Marais Algérie

The RND member of parliament for Biskra is now the sole shareholder of Marais Algérie, a sub-contractor for Algérie Télécom and other operators. [...]

Mohamed Arkab, back as Algeria's energy minister.

Oil & gas 03/03/2021

Complex web of relations behind energy ministry shake-up

Abdelmadjid Attar has paid the price of his clash with Sonelgaz and Sonatrach bosses, Chahar Boulakhras and Toufik Hakkar, leaving the ministry of energy after just eight months at the helm. [...]

Business Defence 03/03/2021

Intermarine to mine-proof navy with two more MCMVs

Italy's Intermarine will delivery two mine countermeasure vessels (MCMV) to the Algerian navy this year to add to the two ships already received by Algiers. But the sacking of navy commander Mohamed Larbi Haouli could rock the boat of its security cooperation with Rome. [...]

Business Power 23/02/2021

Sonelgaz boss Boulakhras struggles to repower grid command centre

The national power board has still not awarded a contract for the construction of a new system to manage power production and distribution despite receiving bids from five sector leaders. [...]

Oil & gas 22/02/2021

Equinor under legal and parliamentary scrutiny

Over the last year, Equinor has been contending with several legal actions relating to its operations in Africa as well as a parliamentary inquiry in its native Norway. [...]

Business 17/02/2021

FEMA follows in the footsteps of Turkish construction giants

Turkish construction firm FEMA has set up a subsidiary in Algeria, headed by the group's CEO, Muzaffer Şakar, and Huseyin Karadeniz. [...]

Business 10/02/2021

AfricInvest, DPI and Tell Group keen for a bite of Sobco-Palmary biscuits

Chocolate and biscuit manufacturer Sobco-Palmary, owned by the Amrani brothers and Reda Turki, wants to sell up to 20% of its share capital to an investor. [...]

Business 09/02/2021

Dahmani ousts ex-minister Tamazirt from La Belle food oil plant as corruption charges mount up

The last Bouteflika-era minister of industry and former boss of the public holding company Agrodiv, Djamila Tamazirt, has left the board of COG La Belle just as she comes up for trial in two corruption cases. [...]

The gas installations of In Salah, Algeria.

Oil & gas 04/02/2021

Petrofac files for arbitration at risk of losing Sonatrach markets

Petrofac had no other choice but to bring the courts into its dispute with the oil trio Equinor-BP-Sonatrach but may end up paying a high price for the move. [...]

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and his Chief of Staff Said Chengriha on 10 October 2020.

Politics 04/02/2021

Tebboune moves to root out Gaid Salah's legacy in intelligence services and the army

Abdelmadjid Tebboune and his military chief of staff Said Chengriha want to erase the legacy of Chengriha's predecessor, Ahmed Gaid Salah, who had put the intelligence services under the control of the army. This major overhaul could take place as soon as the president returns from Germany. [...]

Business 01/02/2021

From cement works to malls, Malik Rebrab carves up Cevital family empire

Less than two years after taking over the helm of country's largest holding company Cevital, Malik Rebrab, one of Issad Rebrab's sons, is casting off several key projects that have been blocked by his father's long-standing disputes with the government. [...]

Business 01/02/2021

Algerian ports still filled with French wheat despite regulatory changes

Faced with growing competition from northern and Eastern Europe, French wheat producers stand their ground. [...]

Business 27/01/2021

Social housing windfalls for Turkey's Atlas, Ozgur and Doruk

A public housing agency has awarded a billion euros of contracts to three Turkish firms over the course of a single month. Ankara suspects one of them, Atlas Génie Civil, of belonging to a key supporter of Fethullah Gulen, Reccep Tayyip Erdogan's bete noire. [...]

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Defence relations remain frosty after French PM cancels another trip to Algiers

Moscow struggles to meet Sputnik V delivery deadlines in Africa

Algeria changes tack to scupper Morocco's AU commissionner bid

Mohamed Bazoum does balancing act between Algiers and Rabat

New drama could be on the cards for Djezzy as Algiers seeks to offset oil losses

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Mobilis choses Lebanon's Vanrise Solutions to fight international phone fraud

UAE armoured vehicle provider Streit uproots

Algiers and Rabat jostle for influence in the Sahel

Car market in a jam after major dealers put plans on hold

Tebboune targets intelligence and parliament in belated anti-Hirak drive

Vigil Grup recoups with Sonatrach and Cepsa's RKF field

Outgoing MP Menani takes full control of fibre optic specialist Marais Algérie

Complex web of relations behind energy ministry shake-up

Intermarine to mine-proof navy with two more MCMVs

Sonelgaz boss Boulakhras struggles to repower grid command centre

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FEMA follows in the footsteps of Turkish construction giants

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Petrofac files for arbitration at risk of losing Sonatrach markets

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Defence relations remain frosty after French PM cancels another trip to Algiers

Moscow struggles to meet Sputnik V delivery deadlines in Africa

Algeria changes tack to scupper Morocco's AU commissionner bid

Mohamed Bazoum does balancing act between Algiers and Rabat

New drama could be on the cards for Djezzy as Algiers seeks to offset oil losses

Algiers reinforces its southern border with new detention centre in Djanet

Mobilis choses Lebanon's Vanrise Solutions to fight international phone fraud

UAE armoured vehicle provider Streit uproots

Algiers and Rabat jostle for influence in the Sahel

Car market in a jam after major dealers put plans on hold

Tebboune targets intelligence and parliament in belated anti-Hirak drive

Vigil Grup recoups with Sonatrach and Cepsa's RKF field

Outgoing MP Menani takes full control of fibre optic specialist Marais Algérie

Complex web of relations behind energy ministry shake-up

Intermarine to mine-proof navy with two more MCMVs

Sonelgaz boss Boulakhras struggles to repower grid command centre

Equinor under legal and parliamentary scrutiny

FEMA follows in the footsteps of Turkish construction giants

AfricInvest, DPI and Tell Group keen for a bite of Sobco-Palmary biscuits

Dahmani ousts ex-minister Tamazirt from La Belle food oil plant as corruption charges mount up

Petrofac files for arbitration at risk of losing Sonatrach markets

Tebboune moves to root out Gaid Salah's legacy in intelligence services and the army

From cement works to malls, Malik Rebrab carves up Cevital family empire

Algerian ports still filled with French wheat despite regulatory changes

Social housing windfalls for Turkey's Atlas, Ozgur and Doruk

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