Africa’s largest mosque inaugurated in Algeria after years of delays
Prayer room of Great Mosque of Algiers, beset by political wrangling and cost overruns, accommodates 120,000 people Algeria has inaugurated a gigantic mosque on its...
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Man survives flight from Algeria to Paris hidden in plane’s landing gear
Unidentified man in life-threatening condition after enduring temperatures of around -50C on Air Algerie flight from Oran A man has been discovered hidden in the...
Algeria says its coastguard fired warning shots before killing jetski riders
Defence ministry releases its version of events five days after two dual French-Moroccan men were shot dead on entering Algerian waters Algeria’s defence ministry has...
Moroccan jetski tourist describes being shot at by Algerian coastguard
Mohamed Kissi says forces approached and began fatal shooting after group strayed into Algerian waters A Moroccan man has described how Algerian coastguard forces drew...
Two holidaymakers on jetskis reportedly shot dead after entering Algerian waters
Group on holiday in Morocco when they were reportedly shot at by Algerian coastguard in waters off beach resort of Saïdia Two holidaymakers jetskiing in...
African Union issues ambiguous view on possible Niger military intervention
AU opposes countries outside Africa getting involved, but gives more nuanced position on any Ecowas military action The African Union (AU) appears to have left...
Algeria wildfires kill dozens of people including 10 soldiers
About 7,500 firefighters trying to bring blazes under control and 1,500 people evacuated as heatwave spreads Ten soldiers are among 25 people to have been...
Daughter of Algerian journalist arrested on Christmas Eve calls for his release
Imprisonment of Ihsane el-Kadi, a longstanding government critic, prompted outcry from human rights groups The daughter of the prominent Algerian journalist Ihsane el-Kadi has called...
France and Morocco resolve visa tensions after World Cup clash
French foreign minister Catherine Colonna said the countries had returned to ‘full consular cooperation’ on visit to Rabat France and Morocco have announced they were...
49 people sentenced to death for mob killing in Algeria
The murder in 2021 came after a man was falsely accused of lighting deadly wildfires that he had come to help fight An Algerian court...
