ALGERIA
Algeria dismantles criminal network that drained around 10 billion dinars from state-linked tobacco company
Algeria's organised-crime police unit has arrested ten people accused of embezzling public funds at United Tobacco Company, a state-partnered tobacco distributor, after a three-month investigation uncovered losses estimated at close to 1,000 billion centimes — roughly one billion euros.
Algeria hosts NATO's top southern commander as US military engagement deepens
Admiral George Wikoff, who commands both US Naval Forces Europe-Africa and NATO's Allied Joint Force Command Naples, met Algeria's military chief in Algiers on Tuesday, building on a defence cooperation memorandum signed eighteen months ago.
Algiers lights up red as MC Alger fans celebrate 10th league title
Supporters filled parts of the Algerian capital with red flares and fireworks after MC Alger won its 10th national championship.
France and Algeria edge back from a two-year rupture
The French ambassador is back in Algiers and both sides are talking security and migration again. A jailed journalist, a stripped nationality and the Western Sahara still stand in the way.