In a move that reflects how North African countries are working to get rid of the legacy of France’s colonialism in the region, Algerian authorities have decided to abandon the French language in its private schools.The Algerian Ministry of Education...

Morocco's King Mohammed VI has expressed hope for a return to normality and reopening of borders with North African neighbour Algeria, which cut diplomatic ties nearly two years ago."We pray to the Almighty for a return to normality and a reopening o...

More than 7,000 migrants were “expelled” from Algeria to Niger in only one month amid “unacceptable and extreme forms of violence, including torture and ill-treatment” against them, said the Switzerland-based World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)...

Algeria has reinstated a part of its national anthem (known as “Qassaman” in Arabic) that had been removed which vows to take revenge on France for the crimes committed in Algeria. This act has been seen as a scolding message to France; however, one...

In continuation of the crackdown on civil society, the Algerian authorities have suspended and dissolved two human rights associations for their participation in the 2019 protests that led to the overthrow of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika ove...

Morocco and Algeria are competing to export gas to Europe, as the two sides seek deals to complete the project aimed at laying pipelines from Africa to the North.The Moroccan project aims to establish a gas pipeline extending for 6,000 kilometers fro...

The preparatory meetings on the foreign ministerial level for the 31st Arab League Summit “The Arab Reunion”, due on November 1-2 after three years of hiatus, have been marred by a dispute between Algeria and Morocco.The preparatory meeting has been...

A herd of cows was confiscated by the Tunisian authorities in Sidi Bouzid governorate in late September before being smuggled abroad, amid a crisis of “cattle trafficking” the country has faced over the past few years, which has affected the security...

By AFPWestern Sahara independence movement the Polisario Front has warned organisers of the Africa Eco Race not to pass through the territory disputed with Morocco, describing it as a "war zone".The organisers had announced the October 15-30 auto ral...

By AFPThe UN's Western Sahara envoy, Staffan de Mistura, met Saturday with representatives of the Polisario independence movement in Tindouf, Algeria as part of a regional tour, Sahrawi sources said.The Algerian-backed Polisario Front wants an indepe...

Ahmed Raissouni has announced his resignation from the presidency of the International Union of Muslim Scholars.Raissouni made this decision to defend his right to freedom of expression without oppression, emphasizing his firm positions and opinions...

Talks about strained Algerian-Spanish relations have escalated again after Madrid increased gas purchases from its southern neighbor.Several observers linked the step to a secret visit by a Spanish delegation to Algeria, while others considered it to...