Algeria’s Rai music makes UN cultural charts
Algiers – Raucous, expressive and revolutionary: Algeria’s Rai music took its place on the United Nations’ list of intangible... Read more
2 Dec
Algerian police release dissident writer
Algiers – One of Algeria’s most prominent writers, Lazhari Labter, said on Tuesday that he had been set free,... Read more
30 Nov
Baguettes, Rai and Cuban rum: UNESCO mulls heritage status
Rabat – The French baguette, Algerian Rai music and Tunisia’s harissa condiment are among this year’s contenders for recognition... Read more
29 Nov
Algeria sentences scores to death over forest fire lynching: media
Algiers – An Algerian court on Thursday sentenced 49 people to death over the lynching of a man falsely... Read more
25 Nov
Musicians in French-speaking Africa eye global market through streaming
Abidjan – The wildfire popularity of streaming platforms has hoisted Nigerian and other artists from English-speaking Africa to unprecedented... Read more
24 Nov
Gas-flush Algeria to ramp up defence spend in 2023
Algiers – Algeria plans to allocate nearly $23 billion to defence next year, more than double that set aside... Read more
23 Nov
Police arrest dissident Algerian writer: family
Algiers – Algerian police arrested one of the country’s most prominent writers, Lazhari Labter, in Algiers on Sunday, according... Read more
22 Nov
Exiled activist sought by Algeria says has UN refugee status
Tunis – A prominent Algerian activist seeking asylum in Tunisia said he had been granted refugee status by the... Read more
20 Nov
Algeria to help Cuba as energy shortages bite
Algiers – Algeria said on Thursday it would restart energy supplies to Cuba and donate a solar plant to... Read more
18 Nov
Algeria signs gas supply deal with Slovenia
Algiers – Algeria’s state energy firm Sonatrach on Tuesday signed a three-year deal to sell gas to Slovenia via... Read more
16 Nov
