Algeria

The Algerian Foreign Minister declared at a press conference on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, that Morocco was ready to "hostile acts" against its country. Algiers announces that diplomatic relations with Rabat will be suspended immediately. "Algeria has decided to sever diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Morocco from this…

Algeria and Morocco joined countries on the red list of France on Friday, August 20. This list applies to countries where "active circulation of the virus is observed with the presence of variants of concern". Unvaccinated people returning from these two countries must present a convincing reason, a PCR test in less than 48 hours and must isolate themselves for ten days.…

France has added Morocco and Algeria to its list of countries considered to be areas at high risk for Covid-19. The measure means that from Saturday, people arriving from either country will be subject to more stringent protocols, including self-isolation. A recent increase in the number of…

Algeria sets the tone for its western neighbor. Algae accuses Rabat of being involved in the deadly fires that ravaged the northern part of the country, killing more than 90 people. An accusation that is likely to exacerbate tensions between two countries with complicated relations for decades. Following these allegations, Algiers announced on Wednesday, August 18, the reconsideration of its relations…

On Wednesday, Algeria accused two groups it recently designated as terrorist organizations of carrying out devastating forest fires, adding that one of them was supported by Morocco and Israel.The president's office said police had arrested 22 people for starting the deadly fires, but said the ultimate responsibility lay with the Rashad group and MAK, an autonomy movement for the most Amazigh-speaking Kabylie region.Algeria designated both groups as terrorist organizations this year. The presidency said…

While the fires are not yet fully under control, the Algerian government is looking for culprits. Since the beginning of the crisis, the authorities have claimed that these fires are of criminal origin. They are now pointing the finger at a Kabyle independence network that is considered a terrorist in Algeria. The…

The draw for the Africa Cup of Nations 2021 (postponed until 2022) took place on Tuesday 17 August at the Palais des Congrès in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The host country meets BurkinaFaso in the opening match on January 9. Title holder Algeria must challenge the Ivory Coast. The 24 qualified selections are fixed. They know their…

Firefighters in Algeria are finally making progress in their fight against fires that have ravaged northern parts of the country. The rescue service says most of the forest fires in the worst-affected region of Tizi Ouzou have been extinguished thanks to firefighters, army engineers, civilian…

An Algerian prosecutor has ordered an investigation into the death of a man lynched by a mob after being accused of setting fire to the region, Algeria's official APS news agency said. Forest fires in Algeria have…

Algeria has arrested 22 people suspected of being behind the most devastating forest fires in the country's history, killing 69 people, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said on Thursday, calling the fires a "disaster" and calling for national unity. Dozens of forest fires have hit mountainous areas in northern Algeria since Monday, mainly in Tizi Ouzou, the main province of the Kabylie region east of the capital, Algiers. On Thursday, Algeria held a national day of mourning for dozens killed. "Some…