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Algeria

General Hallouz comes out of retirement to take lead on international cooperation

Essentially inactive since its creation, Algeria's international cooperation agency now has a new director in retired general Abed Halouze and a billion-dollar budget.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.04.2023

Samsung drops bid for contract to build TotalEnergies/Sonatrach polypropylene plant

A polypropylene complex is set to be contructed next to the liquefied petroleum gas refinery in Arzew, pictured here on 30 July 2007.© Zohra Bensemra/Reuters

Subscribers only Business 26.04.2023

Boughezoul city progress shrouded in uncertainty

While the vast urban build in Boughezoul is back on the cards thanks to President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and rising oil and gas prices, it is running far behind schedule. The minister in charge has yet to pick a property developer for the project due to a lack of credible candidates.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 24.04.2023

Inner Circle
Top business leader Kamel Moula looks to revive economy of post-Bouteflika Algeria

Kamel Moula, president of the Conseil du renouveau économique algérien (CREA), in Algiers, 20 October 2022.© Billel Bensalem/APP/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Politics, Business, Diplomacy 21.04.2023

Union for the Mediterranean members jostle for top post

Egyptian diplomat Nasser Kamel's term as secretary-general of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), which he has led since 2018, ends next year. Behind the scenes, negotiations are already underway between member states to appoint his successor.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.04.2023

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's trip to France postponed

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and French President Emmanuel Macron at the UN Climate Change 2022 conference in Sharm el-Sheikh.© Presidency of Algeria / Handout / ANADOLU AGENCY / Anadolu Agency via AFP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.04.2023

Spotlight
Future of Hassi Massaoud refinery in doubt as Samsung and Técnicas Reunidas clash with Sonatrach

At a cost of more than $3bn, the mega-refinery was supposed to be built next to Algeria's largest oilfield. But money rows between the state-owned Sonatrach and contractors Samsung and Técnicas Reunida mean the facility may never see the light of day.

Subscribers only Energy 14.04.2023

Sonatrach plant in the Algerian Sahara, Hassi Messaoud site in the Ouargla province.

Six special envoys have their missions cancelled

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has put an end to the work of the seven special envoys in charge of leading the international action of Algerian diplomacy, under the direct authority of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.04.2023

Tala Hamza zinc mine mired in irregularities

More than a year after the vast project was declared operational, opposition from local residents and the absence of environmental guarantees could sound its death knell.

Subscribers only Mining 12.04.2023

Cevital will not launch crushing plant before end of 2023

During his inspection of Cevital's new oilseed crushing plant in Bejaia on 16 March, the now former Minister of Industry Ahmed Zeghdar announced that production would begin in late April.

Subscribers only Business 12.04.2023

Tebboune struggles to settle Alnaft-Sonatrach rift

Alnaft, the national agency for hydrocarbons development, has yet to launch a single call for tenders since the introduction of the new hydrocarbons law in 2019.

Subscribers only Energy 11.04.2023

Sonatrach boss Toufik Hakkar barred from Houston trip by presidency

Toufik Hakkar, head of Algerian oil and gas company Sonatrach was prevented from making a trip to the United States by the presidency. His efforts to get the army chief of staff to help him keep his job displeased Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

Subscribers only Energy, Politics 05.04.2023

Toufik Hakkar, Sonatrach's CEO, on 23 February, 2023.

State rescues Boudiab group subsidiary

Of the 13 subsidiaries of the Boudiab group whose assets were frozen by the courts, only the Etablissement de Commerce International, Algeria's leading private cereal importer, has found favour with the authorities. The others face collapse.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 03.04.2023

ATM Mobilis boss investigated over alleged illegal contracts

Arrested a few days ago, the ATM Mobilis chairman Chawki Boukhazani is being investigated by the internal security service, which suspects him of involvement in illegal contract awards. The company, which is the country's leading mobile operator, is keeping silent about the affair.

Subscribers only Business 31.03.2023

Paris-Algiers ties still strained over extradition requests

A diplomatic détente between Algeria and France has failed to resolve a row over the former's extradition requests to the latter. The case of the Franco-Algerian opposition figure Amira Bouraoui, who was recently exfiltrated to France, has only poured fuel on the fire.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 29.03.2023

French President Emmanuel Macron and Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Algiers, on the 27th of August 2022.

Why Ramtane Lamamra's resignation as foreign minister was no surprise

Ramtane Lamamra had been considering stepping down from his job as Algeria's foreign minister for almost a year before he finally bit the bullet. His decision was partly motivated by a diplomatic crisis between Algiers and Madrid.

Subscribers only Politics 28.03.2023

Former Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra in Algiers on the 2nd of November2022.

Repair of damaged ferry delayed amid row over customs fees

A disagreement between Algérie Ferries and the national shipwright company is likely to prevent repairs to the Tassili II, which collided with a dock in November, being carried out on schedule.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 27.03.2023

Ferry Tassili II of the Algérie Ferries company, on 12 June 2018.

French presidency proposes Stéphane Romatet as ambassador to Algeria

Stéphane Romatet was named French ambassador to Algeria on Wednesday, where he is slated to replace François Gouyette, who will leave the post in July. The appointment comes as tensions between Paris and Algiers are beginning to settle.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.03.2023

Stéphane Romatet, in Cairo, November 2018.

Cevital upset with SACM over new oil production line

Algeria: Cevital management, which is under pressure from the government to ensure that sufficient table oil is available for Ramadan, is upset about the many malfunctions it has encountered on the new production line at its Bejaia refinery.

Subscribers only Business 23.03.2023

Boualem Boualem, President Tebboune's super-advisor

The presidential legal advisor's influence over Abdelmadjid Tebboune appears to be growing, to the point of being considered as one of his strategists.

Subscribers only Politics 22.03.2023

In Focus
Algerian secret services in survival mode in North Mali

The Algerian intelligence services were long all-powerful in Mali, especially in the north of the country. But faced with a hostile junta and a reorganisation of the Tuareg movements, Algiers must now deal with a situation that is more fragile than ever.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.03.2023

The Algerian foreign intelligence service is seeking to renew its ties with the Malian Tuareg movements.

With his job on the line, Sonatrach's CEO hunts for support

The head of the national oil giant, Toufik Hakkar, who is under fire for mismanaging the firm, is trying to secure backing from both the president's office and the army in order to stay in his job.

Subscribers only Energy 20.03.2023

Sonatrach's CEO Toufik Hakkar, on 23 February 2023.

DGSE chief meets with Algerian counterpart in Germany

In the utmost secrecy, the heads of France's DGSE and Algeria's DGDSE met in Berlin in mid-February, scarcely a week after an earlier meeting was cancelled amid the Amira Bouraoui affair.

Subscribers only Defence 17.03.2023

Spotlight
Abdelmadjid Tebboune prepares major reshuffle

The head of state is carrying out a series of consultations as he prepares a major reshuffle in which several government heavyweights look likely to lose their posts. Behind the scenes, Tebboune is making no attempt to hide his dissatisfaction with a number of ministers, including foreign minister Ramtane Lamamra.

Subscribers only Politics 15.03.2023

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

Planned Franco-Algerian historical commission yet to take shape

Six months after the announcement of its creation, tensions between France and Algeria are delaying the establishment of a bilateral body that is supposed to resolve a row over the countries' shared past. The decrees appointing the commission's French and Algerian experts have still not been published.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.03.2023

French President Emmanuel Macron (center left) and French historian Benjamin Stora (center right) with Algeria's Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra (left) during a visit in Algiers on the 25th of August 2022.

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Algeria

General Hallouz comes out of retirement to take lead on international cooperation

Samsung drops bid for contract to build TotalEnergies/Sonatrach polypropylene plant

Boughezoul city progress shrouded in uncertainty

Inner Circle
Top business leader Kamel Moula looks to revive economy of post-Bouteflika Algeria

Union for the Mediterranean members jostle for top post

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's trip to France postponed

Spotlight
Future of Hassi Massaoud refinery in doubt as Samsung and Técnicas Reunidas clash with Sonatrach

Six special envoys have their missions cancelled

Tala Hamza zinc mine mired in irregularities

Cevital will not launch crushing plant before end of 2023

Tebboune struggles to settle Alnaft-Sonatrach rift

Sonatrach boss Toufik Hakkar barred from Houston trip by presidency

State rescues Boudiab group subsidiary

ATM Mobilis boss investigated over alleged illegal contracts

Paris-Algiers ties still strained over extradition requests

Why Ramtane Lamamra's resignation as foreign minister was no surprise

Repair of damaged ferry delayed amid row over customs fees

French presidency proposes Stéphane Romatet as ambassador to Algeria

Cevital upset with SACM over new oil production line

Boualem Boualem, President Tebboune's super-advisor

In Focus
Algerian secret services in survival mode in North Mali

With his job on the line, Sonatrach's CEO hunts for support

DGSE chief meets with Algerian counterpart in Germany

Spotlight
Abdelmadjid Tebboune prepares major reshuffle

Planned Franco-Algerian historical commission yet to take shape

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Algeria

General Hallouz comes out of retirement to take lead on international cooperation

Samsung drops bid for contract to build TotalEnergies/Sonatrach polypropylene plant

Boughezoul city progress shrouded in uncertainty

Inner Circle Top business leader Kamel Moula looks to revive economy of post-Bouteflika Algeria

Union for the Mediterranean members jostle for top post

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's trip to France postponed

Spotlight Future of Hassi Massaoud refinery in doubt as Samsung and Técnicas Reunidas clash with Sonatrach

Six special envoys have their missions cancelled

Tala Hamza zinc mine mired in irregularities

Cevital will not launch crushing plant before end of 2023

Tebboune struggles to settle Alnaft-Sonatrach rift

Sonatrach boss Toufik Hakkar barred from Houston trip by presidency

State rescues Boudiab group subsidiary

ATM Mobilis boss investigated over alleged illegal contracts

Paris-Algiers ties still strained over extradition requests

Why Ramtane Lamamra's resignation as foreign minister was no surprise

Repair of damaged ferry delayed amid row over customs fees

French presidency proposes Stéphane Romatet as ambassador to Algeria

Cevital upset with SACM over new oil production line

Boualem Boualem, President Tebboune's super-advisor

In Focus Algerian secret services in survival mode in North Mali

With his job on the line, Sonatrach's CEO hunts for support

DGSE chief meets with Algerian counterpart in Germany

Spotlight Abdelmadjid Tebboune prepares major reshuffle

Planned Franco-Algerian historical commission yet to take shape

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Inner Circle
Top business leader Kamel Moula looks to revive economy of post-Bouteflika Algeria

Spotlight
Future of Hassi Massaoud refinery in doubt as Samsung and Técnicas Reunidas clash with Sonatrach

In Focus
Algerian secret services in survival mode in North Mali

Spotlight
Abdelmadjid Tebboune prepares major reshuffle