Algeria’s energy sector dominated this week’s business and policy headlines, with three new hydrocarbon finds in the Sahara, expanded LNG talks with Turkey, and a push into unconventional and frontier resources. Sonatrach and Italy’s Eni deepened climate-linked cooperation, while OPEC members discussed the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline as a Europe-focused infrastructure play. Security tensions with Morocco … Read more
Algeria and Ghana have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening economic cooperation, with a focus on empowering African entrepreneurs and businesses through trade and investment. In a joint communiqué issued this week following high-level talks in Algiers, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and Ghanaian counterpart Nana Akufo-Addo emphasized the need for “African solutions to African challenges,” particularly in … Read more
A British ultramarathoner’s plan to run across Africa from south to north has hit a bureaucratic wall in Algeria, according to Canadian Running Magazine. The athlete, whose identity has not been disclosed, learned recently that Algerian authorities refused to issue the required entry visa for the segment of the route that crosses Algeria. The denial … Read more
Algeria has announced the repatriation of Algerian students stranded in Morocco, according to The New Arab. The decision, revealed on January 19, 2021, follows the breakdown of diplomatic relations between the two countries in August 2021, which led to the closure of airspace and land borders. The move targets students who had been studying in … Read more