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Eni Expands Algerian Upstream Footprint
Eni has signed a contract with Algeria’s Sonatrach to explore for hydrocarbons in the onshore Zemoul El-Kbarunder area in the southeast after taking a block in the country’s recent bid licensing round.

Algeria Women vs Botswana Women Prediction and Betting Tips | July 6th 2025
Algeria Women and Botswana Women will battle for three points in their opening game of the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations fixture on Sunday (July 6th). The game will be played at Stade Pere-Jego. The Algerians will be hoping to put the...

Algerian province of Mostaganem hosts Sahrawi Women’s Festival
Mostaganem (Algeria), July 5, 2025 (SPS) –, the Algerian province of Mostaganem hosts this evening the Sahrawi Women’s Festival under the slogan "Memory, Identity, and Struggle." The event is organized by the General Union of Free Students and...

French Writer Faces Five Years Behind Bars in Algeria for ‘Undermining National Unity’
French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal will have to serve a prison sentence in Algeria after his five-year prison sentence was upheld by the Algerian courts. The bombastic statements of the French government thus proved futile in the face of the...

Second increase in motor third-party liability rates in Algeria in 2025
The second 15% increase in compulsory motor third-party liability (TPL) insurance premiums has been implemented as of 1 July 2025. This readjustment forms part of a broader 30% hike in motor liability rates announced in December 2024 by the...

Eni signs $1.35 bn deal in Algeria
Eni on Monday signed a 1.35 billion dollar contract for the development of the Zemoul El Kbar field, located in southwest Algeria, near the border with Libya. The signing ceremony took place at the Sonatrach headquarters in Algiers, in the...

Algeria’s Significant Role in Africa’s Wars of Liberation
July 5th marks Algerian Independence Day. In 1962, it became the first African country to liberate itself from 132 years of French occupation and colonization, having waged an eight-year-long guerrilla war. But Algeria wasn’t done fighting...

Ambassador to Algeria Nsambu withdraws from Bukoto East MP Race
John Chrysostom Alintuma Nsambu, Uganda’s Ambassador to Algeria. He has withdrawn from the race for Bukoto East MP Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Ambassador to Algeria, John Chrysostom Alintuma Nsambu, has withdrawn from the race for...

WAFCON: Super Falcons top group after Algeria’s narrow win against Botswana
By Seyi Babalola Nigeria finished first in Group B of the current Women’s Africa Cup of Nations after the first round of matches. This comes after Algeria’s close 1-0 victory over Botswana on Sunday. Ghoutia Karchouni’s goal in the tenth minute...

2024 WAFCON: Karchouni’s early strike secures Algeria’s opening win over Botswana
07 july 2025 - 05:42:34 MA 286 Views Panafrican News Agency Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - Algeria kicked off their TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2024 with a narrow but vital 1-0 victory over Botswana in their Group B...

WAFCON 2024: Super Falcons stay top of Group B after Algeria beat Botswana
Nigeria ended the first round of group matches at the ongoing Women’s Africa Cup of Nations top of Group B. This follows Algeria’s narrow 1-0 win over Botswana on Sunday. Ghoutia Karchouni’s finish in the 10th minute proved to be the winner for...

WAFCON 2024: Algeria Open Campaign With 1-0 Win Against Botswana
Algeria got their campaign at this year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations on winning note thanks to a 1-0 win against Botswana in their first Group B match on Sunday. Ghoutia Karchouni’s first-time finish after just ten minutes played proved enough...

Sharp Rise in Algerian Tourist Arrivals in Jendouba : Over 95,000 Entries Recorded in June 2025
The border crossings of Melloula, Babouch, and Djilil, located in Tunisia’s Jendouba governorate, witnessed a massive influx of Algerian visitors in June 2025, with a total of 95,644 entries recorded—a surge of over 17% compared to June 2024. This...

France Demands Algerian Pardon for Boualem Sansal Amid Escalating Tensions
Watan-French Prime Minister François Bayrou has expressed his dismay over the continued imprisonment of Algerian-French writer Boualem Sansal in Algeria, as calls persist within France urging Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to issue a...

Algeria jails historian who questioned Amazigh culture
The Berber new year celebration, Yennayer, was added in 2017 to the list of national holidays [Getty] An Algerian court on Thursday sentenced historian Mohamed Amine Belghit to five years in prison for offending national symbols, his lawyer said,...

Algeria promotes an official narrative without independent oversight
Freedom of the press and criticism of state institutions in Algeria are losing ground. Following a report issued by the Algerian Press Service (APS), which is heavily controlled by the national government, entitled ‘The Tebboune Era: The Return of...

Malaysian Devotional Music Group Makes Impact At Algeria Festival
By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, July 6 (Bernama) -- Malaysian devotional music group Inteam captivated audiences at the 11th Constantine International Chanting Festival in Algeria, bridging cultural and linguistic divides during their debut North...

Boualem Sansal Won’t Appeal Five-Year Sentence in Algeria, Hopes for Pardon
Rabat – French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal will not appeal his five-year prison sentence in Algeria, France 24 reported today. The report quoted “sources close to the author” as saying that they are hopeful for a presidential pardon. The...

Algeria's Youcef Belaïli arrested at Paris Airport after in-flight dispute
Algerian international Youcef Belaïli was briefly detained at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris after an on-board incident involving his young son’s seatbelt reportedly led to a confrontation with airline staff. Local reports say Belaïli and his...

Algeria’s Youcef Belaïli Arrested in Paris After Mid-Flight Incident
Algerian international Youcef Belaïli has once again found himself at the centre of controversy – this time mid-air. The 33-year-old forward was arrested on Wednesday, July 2, upon landing at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport following an...