Algiers, Algeria | Xinhua | Algeria and France on Saturday signed a joint declaration for a “renewed partnership” at the end of the three-day visit of French President Emmanuel Macron. The document was signed by Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and Macron during a ceremony at the International Airport of …
Read More »Algeria, Niger, Nigeria ink deal to build trans-Saharan gas pipeline
Trans-Saharan Gas-Pipeline (TSGP) linking Algeria, Niger and Nigeria, is expected to span 4,000 km and could send up to 30 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year Algiers, Algeria | Xinhua | Algeria, Niger and Nigeria signed on Thursday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the construction of a gas pipeline …
Read More »Algeria to become key supplier of gas to Italy
Algiers, Algeria | Xinhua | Gas supplies from Algeria to Italy will increase in the coming years, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Monday, following his meeting with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Algiers. The gas deal was one in a series of agreements the two politicians agreed to sign …
Read More »AFCON QUALIFIERS: How Cranes fell 2-0 in Algeria
🔵 AFCON QUALIFIERS ✳ Algeria 2 Uganda 0 ✳ Niger 1 Tanzania 1 Algiers, Algeria | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cranes started its Total Energies African Cup of Nations- AFCON Qualifiers campaign on a low note, falling to Algeria 2-0 in Algiers on Saturday night. It was a frustrating night for …
Read More »Cameroon threatens to sue Algeria over allegations of match-fixing
Yaoundé, Cameroon | Xinhua | Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) President Samuel Eto’o said on Monday that Cameroon is appalled by allegations of match-fixing by Algerian football authorities. Algerian football coach Djamel Belmadi had told Algerian TV that Cameroon’s 2022 World Cup playoff win over Algeria “was a conspiracy between two or …
Read More »Algerian president’s rare visit to Egypt boosts coordination ahead of Arab League summit
Cairo, Egypt | XINHUA | Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s visit to Egypt, the first by an Algerian president in 14 years, has helped set the agenda for the upcoming Arab League Summit hosted by Algeria, according to analysts. During the meeting between Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and his Algerian counterpart …
Read More »AFCON: West Africans knockout North Africans
✳ Gambia 1 Tunisia 0 ✳ Ivory Coast 3 Algeria 1 ✳ Mali 2 Mauritania 0 Younde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | Cote d’Ivoire beat Algeria 3-1 to finish top of Group E and eliminate the title holders from the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021. In the other match, debutants Gambia continued to …
Read More »Algeria stops gas exports to Spain via Morocco
Algiers, Algeria | Xinhua | Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune decided on Sunday to stop natural gas exports to Spain through Morocco, the official APS news agency reported. The presidency announced in a statement that Tebboune ordered the state-owned energy company Sonatrach to stop commercial relationship with Morocco and not to …
Read More »Algeria recalls ambassador to Paris over French president’s controversial statements
Algiers, Algeria | Xinhua | Algeria on Saturday decided to recall its ambassador to France for consultations over controversial statements of French President Emmanuel Macron earlier in the day. “Algeria recalls its ambassador in Paris, Mohamed Antar-Daoud, for consultations, and a press release will be announced on the issue,” according a …
Read More »Algeria closes airspace to Moroccan planes
Algiers, Algeria | Xinhua | The Algerian presidency said Wednesday the country has closed its airspace to all Moroccan civil and military aircraft amid an escalating diplomatic row, the official APS news agency reported. The decision was made after Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune chaired a meeting of the High Security Council …
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