Algeria

Hamas-Israel conflict: Algeria offers to host Palestine’s football matches – the bigger history

Hamas-Israel conflict: Algeria offers to host Palestine’s football matches – the bigger history: Palestine was about to embark on its 2026 men’s Fifa World Cup qualifying campaign when the latest round of Hamas-Israeli conflict broke out, making Palestine’s national football stadium in the Israeli-occupied West Bank potentially unsafe for matches. As a result, the Asian …

Algeria and Libya are unlikely to plug Europe’s energy gap

Algeria and Libya are unlikely to plug Europe’s energy gap: Abdelmadjid Tebboune after winning the Algerian presidential election in 2019. Photo by Nacerdine ZEBAR/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images The ramifications of the Russian war on Ukraine are being felt across the world. The effects are likely to be particularly acute for countries in North Africa. The …

From Algeria to Zimbabwe: how Africa’s autocratic elites cycle in and out of power

From Algeria to Zimbabwe: how Africa’s autocratic elites cycle in and out of power: Former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe greets supporters massed at his party headquarters shortly before his ouster in 2017. Jekesai Njikizana/AFP via Getty Images In 2021, coups d’état ousted four heads of state in sub-Saharan Africa. Army interventions in Chad, Mali, Guinea …

Why Algeria cut diplomatic ties with Morocco: and implications for the future

Why Algeria cut diplomatic ties with Morocco: and implications for the future: Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita (R) welcomes his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapidis to Rabat, in August 2021. The normalisation of relations between the two precipitated the breakup of Moroccan-Algerian diplomatic ties. EPA-EFE/Alal Morchidi The breakup of diplomatic relations between Algeria and Morocco in …

Algeria suffers from devastating wildfires, but faces big challenges in addressing them

Algeria suffers from devastating wildfires, but faces big challenges in addressing them: Smoke rises from a wildfire in the forested hills of the Kabylie region, east of the capital Algiers, on August 10, 2021. RYAD KRAMDI/AFP via Getty Images Dozens of forest fires have raged through forest areas across northern Algeria. So far at least …

Algeria hails South Africa’s leadership on the continent

South Africa in the news: Algeria hails South Africa’s leadership on the continent: Johannesburg – Algeria’s Foreign Minister HE Sabri Boukdoum, who is in the country on a working visit, has congratulated South Africa on the successful completion of its mandates on the UN Security …: “South Africa” – BingNews Vaccine Fearmongering Must Stop – …

Algeria draws, still qualifies for African Cup

South Africa in the news: Algeria draws, still qualifies for African Cup: Algeria qualified for the African Cup of Nations in 2022 and will get the chance to defend its title at the delayed tournament despite letting a two-goal lead slip in Zimbabwe and drawing 2-2 on …: “South Africa” – BingNews Her Majesty: A …

Football and politics: when Algeria won the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations

Football and politics: when Algeria won the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations: ISLAM SAFWAT/NurPhoto/Getty Images With African football on hold and the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) rescheduled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s plenty of nostalgia to go around. But memories of the Algeria’s biggest football wins can offer more than just nostalgia. The …