Algeria’s diplomatic rupture exposes trade vulnerabilities The rupture risks disrupting supply chains for Algerian gas, pharmaceuticals, and agricultural products—sectors where UAE importers had become major buyers. SONATRACH, Algeria’s state energy giant, had recently expanded liquefied gas exports to UAE firms, while Algerian citrus and date exports to Dubai surged by 30% in 2025 after free … Read more
Silicon Valley’s AI hiring spree leaves Algeria’s tech founders empty-handed Algeria’s AI talent pool is drying up. While global tech firms scour the world for artificial intelligence engineers, the country’s entrepreneurs and vocational trainers are left struggling to fill critical skill gaps. The result is a brain drain that stifles innovation and weakens Algeria’s ability … Read more
Labor Market: Degrees No Longer Guarantee Jobs This policy reflects a $12.5 billion annual expenditure on public-sector wages, with 40% of the budget absorbed by salaries. Private-sector absorption remains weak: only 3% of graduates find jobs in startups or SMEs. The diaspora sends back $1.8 billion yearly, but remittances are declining by 5% annually as … Read more
Political Recalibration: New Finance and Agriculture Ministers Appointed Sid Ali Khaldi was named Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, replacing Mohamed Abdelhafid Henni. Khaldi is a former Director General of l’Office National du Conseil Agricole (ONCA), the state body responsible for agricultural extension services. The ministry oversees Algeria’s cereal imports, which reached 5.4 million … Read more
For young Algerians with university degrees, the job market is sending a blunt message: your diploma may no longer be enough. In July 2022, the Algerian government floated a controversial proposal—asking unemployed graduates to surrender their degrees in exchange for stable public-sector jobs. The idea met immediate outrage from university professors and student unions, who … Read more
Algeria’s government has adopted a sweeping 2025-2029 National Cybersecurity Strategy, a move that entrepreneurs, tech founders and the Algerian diaspora say opens immediate opportunities to launch or expand cybersecurity businesses. The strategy, unveiled by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and coordinated with the Ministries of Post, Telecommunications and Digital Economy and of Interior, aims to protect Algeria’s … Read more
Algeria’s policy shifts: cybersecurity, climate strain and the limits of reform Algeria’s government this week unveiled three major policy moves. The first was the adoption of a 2025–2029 national cybersecurity strategy focused on vocational training. The second was a cabinet-level push for regional irrigation cooperation amid worsening drought. The third was constitutional amendments reinforcing Berber … Read more
The week saw Algeria advance cybersecurity infrastructure, secure $878 million for rail expansion, deepen energy ties with Africa and Europe, and maintain strained relations with Morocco and France. Vocational training initiatives expanded in step with digitalization, while tourism and tramway sectors recorded local project launches. Cybersecurity and digital governance: state-led consolidation Algeria adopted its 2025–2029 … Read more
Algeria has launched a nationwide digital skills program aimed at citizens aged 7 to 77, marking one of the most ambitious vocational training initiatives in the country’s recent history. The program, announced by the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications in May 2026, seeks to equip Algerians with essential digital competencies, from basic computer literacy to … Read more
Algeria’s informal job market struggles to absorb young workers according to Middle East Research and Information Project. New data shows the country’s hinterland cities like Béchar and Tlemcen remain trapped in cycles of underemployment despite government programs launched in 2020. Entrepreneurs in these zones say public support arrives late, if at all, while informal networks … Read more