Spotlight | Algeria
Algiers deploys music, cinema and sport in soft power charm offensive

Algeria
The enigmatic Argentine company fighting forest fires

Recruited in 2024 and again in 2025 for three summer campaigns, Aaxod has been operating three small aircraft in Algeria's forested mountain ranges since the end of May. In Argentina, the company has been at the centre of a major investigation for the past two years.

Algeria
Tebboune considers abolishing Ministry of Communications

While the full scale of the cabinet shuffle expected in the wake of the Algerian general election of 2 July is yet to be determined, the Ministry of Communications is already on the chopping block.

Algeria
Legal trouble at home forces Spanish PM Sánchez to postpone Algiers visit

The Spanish prime minister has been thrown into turmoil at home, with several close associates, most recently his wife, named in a series of criminal cases.

Africa
Macron's African cultural centre gets permanent home in French capital

A Paris-based African cultural institution created after being announced by French President Emmanuel Macron in 2021 will relocate to the west of the capital.

Palace Intrigues
Faure Gnassingbé, Andry Rajoelina, Abdelmadjid Tebboune

Intrigues big and small: every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

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AlgeriaDJ Snake shakes things up with impromptu concert in Algiers