Algeria

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Tunisia Welcomes Relaxing of Belgian Travel Curbs

Tunisia welcomed Wednesday a move by Belgium to partially lift travel restrictions on its nationals put in place...

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Algeria’s Invisible President To Mark 80th Birthday

Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who has rarely appeared in public since a crippling stroke in 2013, marks his...

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Long-Delayed Interim Authority Installed In North Mali

An interim authority for Mali's troubled northern Kidal region, a stronghold of the former Tuareg rebellion, was...

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Saint-Andre To Help Coach Cameroon In Africa Rugby Cup

Former France coach Philippe Saint-Andre will help train Cameroon on a voluntary basis in the African Cup in May....

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Algerian Colonel Sentenced To Death

The funeral of Ali Tounsi was held in February 2010 A former police colonel in Algeria has been sentenced to death for...

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IS Claims Algeria ‘foiled’ Suicide Attack

The Islamic State jihadist group claimed responsibility on Monday for a suicide bomb attack in east Algeria which...

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Morocco To Pull Out of UN Buffer Zone

It was annexed by Morocco in 1975 - a move resisted by the Polisario Front. Morocco is to pull out of a UN buffer zone...

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With Trump At Helm, US Takes Seat At UN Rights Council

The United States will on Monday claim its seat at the UN Human Rights Council under the new presidency of Donald...

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Morocco Urges UN To End Polisario ‘provocation’

Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Friday asked the United Nations to take urgent measures to end "provocation" by the...

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Africa Eyes 10 Places At Expanded World Cup

Nigeria (pictured) and Algeria were the best performing African sides at the 2014 World Cup Africa will be looking to...

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Algeria Reacts To New Bouteflika Health Scare

Speculation mounted Tuesday over Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's health and political future after acute...

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Kotoko Coach Lugarusic Plots Bechem Downfall

Asante Kotoko coach Zdravko Lugarusic says he was pleased with his charges performance in their stalemate against...

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Merkel Visit Cancelled Over Algeria President’s Illness

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's planned visit to Algeria today was cancelled because of President Abdelaziz...

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Algeria Says Merkel Trip Off, Bouteflika ‘temporarily Unavailable’

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to Algiers was called off on Monday because President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was...

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Merkel Visits Algiers In Bid To Curb Africa Migrant Flow

German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Algeria from Monday to press efforts to get North African countries to reduce...

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Migrants In Morocco’s North Determined To Reach Europe

One early morning last week, Adam's fellow migrants managed to climb over the high border fence separating Morocco from...

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Merkel Visits Algeria, Security and Migration Top of the Agenda

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is on a two-day visit to Algeria starting Monday. She is scheduled to hold talks with...

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Bechem United Arrive In Algeria For MC Algiers Confederations Cup Clash

Ghana FA Cup champions Bechem United have arrived in Algeria for the second leg of the CAF Confederations Cup clash...

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Tunisian Soldiers Kill 2 Suspected Jihadists

Soldiers shot dead two suspected jihadists on Friday in the mountainous Kasserine region of central Tunisia, the...