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Algeria

Emmanuel Macron and Abdelmadjid Tebboune at the G7 summit in Italy on 14 June 2024. © Ludovic MARIN/AFP

Paris and Algiers gradually resume contact

Low-key discussions are helping the two countries gradually resume diplomatic relations. But the path to a fully-fledged restoration is still fraught with obstacles.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.12.2025

Abdelmadjid Tebboune meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican in Rome on 24 July 2025. © Algerian Presidency Office / Imago / Maxppp

Pope Leo XIV's visit takes shape

The pontiff's and the Algerian president's teams are outlining the various stages of a papal visit, which would be a first for the country. The event is expected to take place before mid-2026.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.12.2025

Karim Zéribi orchestrates the opening of Algerian bank BEA's subsidiary in Paris

Karim Zéribi in Paris, in September 2023. © Serge Tenani/Hans Lucas/AFP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.12.2025

Algeria's WTO membership still blocked

As one of the few states not to be part of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Algeria does not seem ready to resume negotiations, which began almost 40 years ago.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.11.2025

The Baladna farm in the city of al-Khor, Qatar in 2019. © Shakeel Safeek/Alamy

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Qatari group Baladna chooses key players for major milk project

With just a few months to go before construction begins in southwestern Algeria, the Qataris are putting together the final team to manage their future giant dairy farm. German industrial company GEA, familiar with Baladna, recently joined the venture.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business 24.11.2025

Mehdi Ghezzar on the set of RMC's Les Grandes Gueules radio programme in Paris, France, 25 April 2022. © Jérôme Domine/Abacapress.com

AL24 News: on the president's wavelength

Launched in 2021 to promote Algerian soft power, the state's AL24 News channel is closely controlled by associates of President Tebboune, chief among them media personality Mehdi Ghezzar.

Subscribers only Politics 17.11.2025

The former French civil servants who helped secure Boualem Sansal's release

Although Berlin obtained the release of the Algerian-French writer from Algiers, the behind-the-scenes actions of a former minister and a high-ranking French diplomat played a part with the German presidency.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.11.2025

Left: Former minister Matthias Fekl, in Paris on 24 February 2024. Right: Diplomat Maurice Gourdault-Montagne, in Berlin on 6 May 2012.

Danone appoints new general manager to get back on track

The food multinational has signed up a new recruit to manage its local subsidiary to replace the French national Frédéric Sudre.

Subscribers only Business 12.11.2025

Ex-Sonatrach head's son wins libel against former director of daily El Watan

Nacim Ould Kaddour sued the French-language newspaper in a French court over an article published in 2024. The Paris Court of Appeal confirmed that the article was defamatory.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 07.11.2025

Relationship with Algiers is top priority for Macron's new chief of staff

Paris and Algiers continue to try to set up still very uncertain talks through their respective presidential chiefs of staff.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.11.2025

Head of internal intelligence, General Hassan sees his prerogatives extended

Adopted in September, a new decree extends the judicial powers of the internal security service. In ten years, it has gone from having a supporting role under the control of the public prosecutor's office to being an autonomous investigative force, a symbol of increasing security centralisation.

Subscribers only Defence 28.10.2025

Renault sends last-chance letter to Algiers

Twelve years after setting up in Oran, the French car manufacturer's factory has only been fully operational for a handful of years. A situation that may suggest that the company's time in Algeria is nearing an end.

Subscribers only Business 24.10.2025

The Renault factory in Oran, November 2014.

Negotiations for a tête-à-tête between Tebboune and Macron

The French and Algerian presidents, still officially on bad terms, could meet in the coming weeks, on the sidelines of the summit bringing together the twenty biggest world powers.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.10.2025

How Algiers backpedalled on new trade tax

The measure, which targeted import and export operations, quickly raised concerns among container ship owners operating in the country.

Subscribers only Business 20.10.2025

The hushed tones of Paris and Algiers in New York

In addition to maintaining relations between the two countries' foreign intelligence services, albeit reduced to a bare minimum, the French and Algerian diplomatic services remain in contact. With no ambassadors on either side of the Mediterranean, they communicate via the UN.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.10.2025

Western Sahara: final diplomatic exchanges ahead of decisive UN vote

The keenly-awaited 30 October meeting on the renewal of the United Nations mission in the disputed territory has sparked numerous, under-the-radar negotiations in the run-up to the event.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.10.2025

Nasser Bourita receives UN personal envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, in Rabat, 5 July 2022.

Kabylie independence movement's meagre lobbying record in Washington

Despite several attempts, lobbying efforts in the US on behalf of the Movement for the Self-Determination of Kabylie, considered a terrorist organisation by Algeria, have not yielded conclusive results.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.09.2025

Struggling Bel cheese company to see if local partner wants slice of action

The intensification of talks between the French parent company of La Vache Qui Rit cheese and Algerian biscuit maker Sobco-Palmary suggests a strategic alliance may be coming. This could be a way out for Bel from its current predicament in the country.

Subscribers only Business 17.09.2025

On the brink of a shortage, Algiers relaunches milk powder imports

After a freeze that lasted several months, the government issued the first exemptions to the private sector at the end of August. The Soummam dairy, in dire straits, rushed to order 40,000 tonnes of the raw material.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 15.09.2025

Algiers and Rabat out to strengthen their influence via UNESCO

Algeria and Morocco could soon bring their cultural identity disputes to the UN agency, as both countries are candidates for its Executive Board, which will be decided in November.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.09.2025

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Western Sahara autonomy plan on the table at closed-door negotiations from Washington to Algiers

Negotiations are intensifying over the highly sensitive issue of autonomy for Western Sahara, but Algerian diplomats are currently keeping quiet about their intentions. The focus is on October, when the UN Security Council will consider the renewal of MINURSO.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.08.2025

View of the Dakhla Atlantic Port under construction, in El-Argoub, Western Sahara, 26 May 2025.

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Algeria

Paris and Algiers gradually resume contact

Pope Leo XIV's visit takes shape

Karim Zéribi orchestrates the opening of Algerian bank BEA's subsidiary in Paris

Algeria's WTO membership still blocked

Spotlight
Qatari group Baladna chooses key players for major milk project

AL24 News: on the president's wavelength

The former French civil servants who helped secure Boualem Sansal's release

Danone appoints new general manager to get back on track

Ex-Sonatrach head's son wins libel against former director of daily El Watan

Relationship with Algiers is top priority for Macron's new chief of staff

Head of internal intelligence, General Hassan sees his prerogatives extended

Renault sends last-chance letter to Algiers

Negotiations for a tête-à-tête between Tebboune and Macron

How Algiers backpedalled on new trade tax

The hushed tones of Paris and Algiers in New York

Western Sahara: final diplomatic exchanges ahead of decisive UN vote

Kabylie independence movement's meagre lobbying record in Washington

Struggling Bel cheese company to see if local partner wants slice of action

On the brink of a shortage, Algiers relaunches milk powder imports

Algiers and Rabat out to strengthen their influence via UNESCO

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Western Sahara autonomy plan on the table at closed-door negotiations from Washington to Algiers

Authorities crack down on former presidential candidate Saïda Neghza's company

Cevital renews management at Antei International

Cevital-owned appliances giant Brandt struggles to get restarted

Fratricidal conflict rages at heart of Cevital

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Algeria

Paris and Algiers gradually resume contact

Pope Leo XIV's visit takes shape

Karim Zéribi orchestrates the opening of Algerian bank BEA's subsidiary in Paris

Algeria's WTO membership still blocked

Spotlight Qatari group Baladna chooses key players for major milk project

AL24 News: on the president's wavelength

The former French civil servants who helped secure Boualem Sansal's release

Danone appoints new general manager to get back on track

Ex-Sonatrach head's son wins libel against former director of daily El Watan

Relationship with Algiers is top priority for Macron's new chief of staff

Head of internal intelligence, General Hassan sees his prerogatives extended

Renault sends last-chance letter to Algiers

Negotiations for a tête-à-tête between Tebboune and Macron

How Algiers backpedalled on new trade tax

The hushed tones of Paris and Algiers in New York

Western Sahara: final diplomatic exchanges ahead of decisive UN vote

Kabylie independence movement's meagre lobbying record in Washington

Struggling Bel cheese company to see if local partner wants slice of action

On the brink of a shortage, Algiers relaunches milk powder imports

Algiers and Rabat out to strengthen their influence via UNESCO

Spotlight Western Sahara autonomy plan on the table at closed-door negotiations from Washington to Algiers

Authorities crack down on former presidential candidate Saïda Neghza's company

Cevital renews management at Antei International

Cevital-owned appliances giant Brandt struggles to get restarted

Fratricidal conflict rages at heart of Cevital

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Qatari group Baladna chooses key players for major milk project

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Western Sahara autonomy plan on the table at closed-door negotiations from Washington to Algiers