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Migration Flows Push EU to Strengthen Ties with Algeria
Although combating irregular migration and human smuggling in the Sahel region was already imminent in 2010, its significance for the EU and its member states such as Germany has increased massively since 2015. It is therefore expected that Germany and...Algeria’s Government Under Attack for Chaotic Handling of Cholera Outbreak
Cholera is easily diagnosable and any delay is unforgivable. If this becomes an epidemic today, it is because of the delay in reporting and taking preventive measures.Algerian Blogger Merzoug Touati, Jailed for Espionage, Suspends Hunger Strike
Merzoug Touati was arrested in Béjaïa in January 2017 and subsequently accused of ‘incitement to non-armed gathering’, ‘foreign intelligence aimed at harming diplomatic ties’ and ‘incitement to gatherings and sit-ins in public spaces’. In May 2018, he ...Cocaine Seizure Stirs Up Algerian Politics Ahead of Presidential Elections
The implication of government officials in drug trafficking is not surprising, Matthew Herbert, a research fellow with the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, told Fanack Chronicle. “This mirrors similar efforts by traffickers and b...Algeria Rejects UN Comments that Crackdown on Migrants is ‘Deeply Alarming’
Following Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia’s appointmentd in August 2017, Algerian authorities further escalated their crackdown on sub-Saharan nationals and have intensified their arrest and expulsion campaigns of migrant workers and refugees ever since. I...Algeria’s Ruling FLN Calls on Bouteflika to Run for a Fifth Term
Hundreds of FLN supporters were brought to the area by bus, waving pictures of Bouteflika and the Algerian flag at what the news website TSA Algérie called an informal election campaign kick-off and highlighted the absence of Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia, ...Algeria’s Economy Continues to Struggle as Diversification Efforts Flounder
Efforts to diversify the economy following the 2014 oil price shock have largely failed. Although numerous industrial projects like factories and assembly plants have been launched in recent years, their impact on reducing the trade deficit and replacing...Rachid Nekkaz, Algeria’s Unconventional Politician
Rachid Nekkaz, algerian businessman, activist and former presidential candidate, is one of the few opposition leaders who currently enjoy popularity among young voters. His unconventional initiatives have not only positioned him as a man of the people,...
