Political shifts and economic appointments Algeria’s Lower House Speaker, Brahim Boudjemaa, met Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Belgrade on June 12, 2025, according to Algérie Presse Service. The agenda included bilateral cooperation in trade and security, but no figures or specific commitments were released. Finance Minister Mohamed Lamine Lebbou took office on June 11, … Read more
The recent thaw between Spain and Morocco, culminating in a joint declaration on 15 December 2025, contrasts sharply with the persistent diplomatic deadlock between France and Algeria. According to Morocco World News, the rapprochement between Madrid and Rabat was sealed by a series of economic and security agreements that have immediate implications for Algerian entrepreneurs … Read more
France controls most archives on the Algerian War (1954-1962) through strict secrecy laws inherited from its colonial administration, according to a recent investigation by Sylvie Braibant and Pierre Audin published in Orient XXI on 25 November 2020. These documents—held by the French National Archives, the French Army, and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs—remain largely … Read more
Algeria’s recent legal moves on the Amazigh question reflect deeper societal and economic tensions. The government of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has granted conditional release to historian Mohamed Lamine Fergani, jailed in 2025 over remarks on Amazigh identity, while simultaneously launching a national Amazigh culture prize and expanding Berber-language media. For entrepreneurs—especially those in tech, education … Read more
France’s decision to open classified Algerian War archives 15 years ahead of schedule offers entrepreneurs, historians and the Algerian diaspora a rare window into decades of unexamined documents. On 10 December 2021, France 24 confirmed that President Emmanuel Macron had signed the decree moving forward the release of military, diplomatic and intelligence files relating to … Read more
Algeria has formally requested that France issue a public apology and pay reparations for its colonial rule, which lasted more than 130 years until Algeria’s independence in 1962. The demand was articulated by Algerian authorities during a recent session focused on the country’s collective memory, according to Le Monde.fr. The call centers on the legacy … Read more
State-led reforms accelerate across sectors Hydrocarbons: legal reforms target foreign capital Sonatrach, the national oil company, plans to invest $40 billion in hydrocarbons by 2027. $10 billion is earmarked for shale gas. The Ahnet basin, southwest of In Salah, holds 19.8 trillion cubic metres of technically recoverable shale gas. Drilling resumed in May after a … Read more
Week recap Algeria opened classified archives on French colonial-era chemical warfare 15 years ahead of schedule, part of a bilateral push to mend historical ties. The hydrocarbons sector advanced with a 2026 bid round for 24 Saharan oil and gas blocks and a $1 billion upstream deal. Geopolitically, Algiers closed its airspace to Emirati and … Read more