Algeria signed an agreement with US energy giant Chevron on Wednesday aimed at assessing potential offshore oil resources in the Mediterranean, according to the country's energy ministry. The partnership was struck between the national hydrocarbon agency Alnaft and Chevron North Africa,

Algeria’s National Development Hydrocarbon Agency (ALNAFT) signed a deal on Wednesday with U.S. Chevron for offshore cooperation, the energy ministry said in a statement.

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Wednesday took his African Union Commission (AUC) campaigns to Algeria. Raila met the country’s Prime Minister Nadir Larbaoui, with whom he discussed his plans for the continent, should he become the next AUC chairman. He also sought the country’s support for the job.

Italy, Germany, Austria, Algeria and Tunisia signed on Tuesday a joint declaration stating they would press ahead with a plan to build an hydrogen pipeline linking North Africa and Europe, Rome's foreign and energy ministries said.

Egypt, Algeria, Nigeria Rank as the Strongest Militaries in Africa | Firstpost Africa African countries have been heavily investing in the defence sectors to ensure they possess advanced weaponry and technological capabilities to maintain peace and security.

On Wednesday 22 January 2025, H.E. Mr. Abdelhak Saihi, Minister of Health and Special Envoy of the President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, met with Mr. Sylvestre Radegonde, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Tourism, at the Maison Quéau de Quinssy in Mont Fleuri.

French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau on Friday accused Algeria of “trying to humiliate France” after the North African country refused to admit one of its nationals who was being deported. The influencer was arrested in the city of Montpellier on Sunday on charges of inciting violence in videos he posted on social media.

President Emmanuel Macron and key members of the government will meet in the coming days to decide how to respond to what Paris deems as growing hostility from Algeria, France's foreign minister said on Wednesday.

France threatened on Friday to "retaliate" if Algeria escalates a diplomatic row that has flared up over the arrests of Algerian social media influencers accused of inciting violence.Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot threatened restrictions to visas or development aid,

BAMAKO, Mali -- A rebel alliance in Mali said Tuesday it has freed a Spanish man who was kidnapped in southern Algeria last week. The Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), a coalition of separatist armed groups in Mali's predominately Tuareg north, said on the social media platform X that it freed Spanish citizen Gilbert Navarro.

The influencer is one of half a dozen Algerians said to have been apprehended in France over the last month on accusations of calling for violence on French territory.