On January 29, 2026, Algeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad, Ahmed Attaf, formally received the credentials of the newly appointed Ambassador of the Kingdom of Eswatini, marking a strengthening of bilateral ties between the two nations.
On the domestic front, the Algerian Highways Authority announced a temporary traffic diversion for heavy-duty vehicles to accommodate infrastructure maintenance. In the industrial sector, the government issued an urgent ministerial directive to address delays in several projects managed by the Saidal Group. This directive follows the recent appointment of Mr. Belkhalfa as the acting Director General of the pharmaceutical conglomerate.
Regarding public health and administration, authorities have extended the third phase of the national polio vaccination campaign. Simultaneously, Minister of Health Abdelhak Saihi has ordered an acceleration in the digitization of services and a strict rationalization of expenditures within the National Social Security Fund for Non-Wage Earners (CASNOS).
In security developments, units in the Bechar province reported the seizure of over 400 kilograms of treated hashish. Security forces also confirmed the elimination of three smugglers of Moroccan nationality during an operation in the same region. Furthermore, French politician Ségolène Royal drew media attention during a visit to Tizi Ouzou, where she criticized what she described as a “poisoned investigation” targeting Algeria on French television networks.
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