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Algeria
French military intelligence, collateral victim of Paris-Algiers axis freeze

Like the rift between the two capitals, relations between Algeria's general staff and its French counterpart have come to an abrupt halt.

Subscribers only Defence 17.02.2025

Inner circles | Algeria
Army chief Saïd Chengriha asserts himself in relation to Tebboune

The chief of staff has tightened his grip on the Algerian army in recent years, partly through various appointments. But he still has to deal with the choices made by the president's office and with senior army figures who do not owe their positions to him.

Subscribers only Defence 13.12.2024

Army chief of staff Saïd Chengri in Algiers on 12 October 2022.

Algeria
Armaments: Algiers to sign new $12bn mega-contract with Moscow

The Algerian army's budget is set to double. This new funding is slated for the purchase of new military equipment, in particular materiel manufactured by Russia.

Subscribers only Defence 31.10.2022

Spotlight | Morocco
Moroccan air force helicopter contract pits Airbus against US and Italian firms

Airbus Helicopters is in pole position to sell several dozen transport and reconnaissance helicopters to Morocco's air force and its gendarmerie. But the competition is stiff, with the US firms Sikorsky and Bell and Italy's Leonardo keen to get a piece of the pie.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 15.09.2022

Algeria
Security cooperation boosts Rome and Algiers rapprochement

Algeria and Italy have been holding discreet talks on how to boost security cooperation between the two countries. The issue is set to be high on President Tebboune's agenda when he travels to Rome later this month.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.05.2022

Algeria
Ukraine war impacts Thales, Safran military contracts

The two French defence giants are doing business with Russia to kit out Algerian combat aircraft. Sanctions are set to complicate those arrangments.

Free access Defence, Business 15.03.2022

Morocco
Rabat opts for yet more Turkish armed drones to contend with Polisario and Algiers

Mohammed VI's army is about to place a second order for armed Bayraktar TB2 drones manufactured by Turkey's Baykar as tensions mount with Western Sahara and neighbouring Algeria. Other suppliers are being solicited too.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 02.12.2021

Algeria
ENOR backs artisanal gold mining as possible remedy for Sahara unrest

Algiers is trying to develop artisanal gold mining in the far south of the country, after the failure of its partnerships with foreign operators there and amidst social protest in the region.

Subscribers only Mining 21.10.2021

Africa
Who will replace Gérard Franchini at the head of Airbus Helicopters' African division?

After a number of setbacks, Airbus Helicopters, Europe's leading manufacturer of civil and military helicopters, is in the process of reorganising its African division.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 12.10.2021

Morocco
Rabat switches from mines to drones to secure border with Algiers

With diplomatic relations with Algeria suspended since August, Morocco has been going ahead with changes to the arrangements for protecting the very strategic border with its neighbour, in part by conducting large-scale mine-clearing operations in order to recover farmable land.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 30.09.2021

Algeria
Outsider Kia seeks to beat off Mercedes and NIMR with cheap armoured vehicles

South Korea's Kia hopes to outdo Mercedes and NIMR and win the Algerian army's tender for 130 light armoured vehicles with a radically lower price tag. But these rival firms have a head start thanks to their solid local presence.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 05.07.2021

Algeria, Sahel
Army chief Chengriha turns to the Sahel after mammoth Russian shopping trip

Chief of staff Said Chengriha has travelled to Moscow to clinch an astronomical arms deal, worth up to $7bn. In discussions with the Russian defence minister, he also outlined a possible Algerian intervention in the Sahel, starting with Mali.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 01.07.2021

Algerian Chief of Staff Said Chengriha and Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu.

Algeria
Army chief Chengriha calls for task force to draw up crisis exit strategy

Record numbers of voters stayed away from the 12 June general election, putting paid to Abdelmadjid Tebboune's rescue plans. Now army chief of staff Saïd Chengriha has instructed Gen Abdelaziz Medjahed to set up a committee of experts to deliver new proposals.

Subscribers only Politics 29.06.2021

Major General Said Chengriha, Algerian National People's Army chief of staff.

Algeria
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.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 31.03.2021

Algeria
Tebboune moves to root out Gaid Salah's legacy in intelligence services and 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.

Subscribers only Politics 04.02.2021

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

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Armee Nationale Populaire

Algeria
French military intelligence, collateral victim of Paris-Algiers axis freeze

Inner circles | Algeria
Army chief Saïd Chengriha asserts himself in relation to Tebboune

Algeria
Armaments: Algiers to sign new $12bn mega-contract with Moscow

Spotlight | Morocco
Moroccan air force helicopter contract pits Airbus against US and Italian firms

Algeria
Security cooperation boosts Rome and Algiers rapprochement

Algeria
Ukraine war impacts Thales, Safran military contracts

Morocco
Rabat opts for yet more Turkish armed drones to contend with Polisario and Algiers

Algeria
ENOR backs artisanal gold mining as possible remedy for Sahara unrest

Africa
Who will replace Gérard Franchini at the head of Airbus Helicopters' African division?

Morocco
Rabat switches from mines to drones to secure border with Algiers

Algeria
Outsider Kia seeks to beat off Mercedes and NIMR with cheap armoured vehicles

Algeria, Sahel
Army chief Chengriha turns to the Sahel after mammoth Russian shopping trip

Algeria
Army chief Chengriha calls for task force to draw up crisis exit strategy

Algeria
UAE armoured vehicle provider Streit uproots

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

Algeria
Leonardo speeds up Sétif helicopter project

Algeria
Why Paris and Algiers have suspended military cooperation

Algeria
Stéphane Richou, a new military attaché to mend fences with generals

Algeria
Leonardo's four-year wait on helicopter assembly line over at last

Algeria, Mali
Algiers recycles old vehicles as part of its Sahelian strategy

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Algeria French military intelligence, collateral victim of Paris-Algiers axis freeze

Inner circles | Algeria Army chief Saïd Chengriha asserts himself in relation to Tebboune

Algeria Armaments: Algiers to sign new $12bn mega-contract with Moscow

Spotlight | Morocco Moroccan air force helicopter contract pits Airbus against US and Italian firms

Algeria Security cooperation boosts Rome and Algiers rapprochement

Algeria Ukraine war impacts Thales, Safran military contracts

Morocco Rabat opts for yet more Turkish armed drones to contend with Polisario and Algiers

Algeria ENOR backs artisanal gold mining as possible remedy for Sahara unrest

Africa Who will replace Gérard Franchini at the head of Airbus Helicopters' African division?

Morocco Rabat switches from mines to drones to secure border with Algiers

Algeria Outsider Kia seeks to beat off Mercedes and NIMR with cheap armoured vehicles

Algeria, Sahel Army chief Chengriha turns to the Sahel after mammoth Russian shopping trip

Algeria Army chief Chengriha calls for task force to draw up crisis exit strategy

Algeria UAE armoured vehicle provider Streit uproots

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

Algeria Leonardo speeds up Sétif helicopter project

Algeria Why Paris and Algiers have suspended military cooperation

Algeria Stéphane Richou, a new military attaché to mend fences with generals

Algeria Leonardo's four-year wait on helicopter assembly line over at last

Algeria, Mali Algiers recycles old vehicles as part of its Sahelian strategy

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Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Algeria
French military intelligence, collateral victim of Paris-Algiers axis freeze

Inner circles | Algeria
Army chief Saïd Chengriha asserts himself in relation to Tebboune

Algeria
Armaments: Algiers to sign new $12bn mega-contract with Moscow

Spotlight | Morocco
Moroccan air force helicopter contract pits Airbus against US and Italian firms

Algeria
Security cooperation boosts Rome and Algiers rapprochement

Algeria
Ukraine war impacts Thales, Safran military contracts

Morocco
Rabat opts for yet more Turkish armed drones to contend with Polisario and Algiers

Algeria
ENOR backs artisanal gold mining as possible remedy for Sahara unrest

Africa
Who will replace Gérard Franchini at the head of Airbus Helicopters' African division?

Morocco
Rabat switches from mines to drones to secure border with Algiers

Algeria
Outsider Kia seeks to beat off Mercedes and NIMR with cheap armoured vehicles

Algeria, Sahel
Army chief Chengriha turns to the Sahel after mammoth Russian shopping trip

Algeria
Army chief Chengriha calls for task force to draw up crisis exit strategy

Algeria
UAE armoured vehicle provider Streit uproots

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

Algeria
Leonardo speeds up Sétif helicopter project

Algeria
Why Paris and Algiers have suspended military cooperation

Algeria
Stéphane Richou, a new military attaché to mend fences with generals

Algeria
Leonardo's four-year wait on helicopter assembly line over at last

Algeria, Mali
Algiers recycles old vehicles as part of its Sahelian strategy