Algeria

Italian firms head to Algeria for agricultural mechanisation push

Fifteen Italian companies will visit Algeria in September 2026 to develop agricultural mechanisation, smart irrigation and digital farming ties.

September 12, 2026

Algeria Import Requests by Tiny Firms Hit US$130bn

Algeria import requests from tiny firms reached US$130.32 billion in six months. The trade ministry has ordered checks on the...

September 6, 2026

The European Union Has Changed Its Position on Western Sahara

EU governments said in January 2026 that Morocco's autonomy plan could be one of the most realistic solutions for Western...

September 4, 2026

Sonatrach and Sinopec Put Helium on the Table in Beijing

The Sonatrach Sinopec agreement signed in Beijing on 28 August covers unconventional hydrocarbons, petrochemicals and, unusually, helium.

September 2, 2026

Algeria Moves to Restore the Death Penalty for Setting Forests Alight

Algeria death penalty for deliberate forest fires: Tebboune has given the justice minister until 15 September to amend the penal...

September 1, 2026

Algeria Sends Fighter Jets to Niamey, Alongside Russia’s Africa Corps

Algerian fighter jets landed in Niamey on Sunday, four Su-30s and a tanker, a day after Niger's junta said it...

September 1, 2026

Saipem and CHEC Land Algeria’s Big Phosphate Contracts

Algeria phosphate project signs EPC contracts with Saipem, worth about €500m, and China Harbour Engineering, targeting fertiliser output from 2027.

August 26, 2026

Morocco Now Buys Almost All of France’s Arms Sales in North Africa

Morocco France arms exports hit 532.1 million euros in 2025, forty times the year before and almost the whole of...

August 23, 2026

Niger Signs US$1.9bn Refinery It Cannot Yet Fund

Niger signed a US$1.9 billion refinery concession at Dosso on 15 August, giving its partner four months to raise the...

August 17, 2026