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Algeria Launches 2025-2026 Grain Harvest Campaign from Timimoun, Yields Exceed 80 Quintals Per Hectare
Agriculture Minister Yassine Walid officially launched the 2025-2026 grain harvest campaign from the heart of Timimoun, at the Satah Aqrout agricultural perimeter, where he witnessed remarkable results achieved by Algerian farmers and investors — the majority of them young people — despite climatic challenges and…
Algeria’s Finance Minister: Country Records ‘Remarkable Progress’ in Electronic Payment Sector
Algeria has achieved ‘remarkable progress’ in electronic payments, driven by sweeping digital transformation measures implemented by public authorities in recent years, Finance Minister Abderrakim Boulazard told dzwatch. Speaking during a public session at the Council of the Nation, the minister highlighted advances…
Algeria Signs Major Deal to Build 40MW Power Plant in Chad’s Capital
Algeria’s Minister of Energy and Renewable Energies, Murad Adjal, and Chad’s Minister of Water and Energy, Yasali Kanabi Marcelain, signed on Thursday a landmark agreement to construct a 40-megawatt power generation plant in the Chadian capital, N’Djamena. The agreement, exclusively confirmed to dzwatch, aims to…
Algeria and Somalia Deepen Energy Partnership: Hydrocarbons Cooperation Takes Center Stage
Algeria’s Minister of State for Hydrocarbons, Mohamed Arkab, received Somalia’s Minister of Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation, Ali Yusuf Ali, on Tuesday at the ministry’s headquarters in Algiers, as part of an official visit to Algeria. The meeting, exclusively confirmed to dzwatch, focused on strengthening…
Algeria’s ‘Dzair Digital Services’ Platform Ends Era of Bureaucracy and Paper Queues
Digitalization in Algeria has moved beyond political sloganeering to become a tangible institutional reality, as the High Commission for Digitalization announces the full operational readiness of the ‘Dzair Digital Services’ platform — a groundbreaking leap toward a paperless administration that places citizens at the…
Algeria and Germany Forge Stronger Energy Partnership in High-Level Talks
Algeria’s Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy and Hydrocarbons, Miloud Majled, received on Monday a high-ranking German delegation at the ministry’s headquarters, in discussions focused on deepening bilateral cooperation in the energy and hydrocarbons sectors. The German delegation, led by Oliver Rentschler…
Algeria Launches Exceptional Tax Settlement Week to Boost Voluntary Compliance
Algeria’s Directorate of Taxes has launched a major open-door initiative under the slogan “Understand Exceptional Tax Measures and Enroll”, drawing strong participation from individuals, traders, and professionals eager to regularize their tax situations. The initiative, held across the central Algiers and…
ExxonMobil Targets Algeria’s Vast Unconventional Gas Reserves in Major Mediterranean Push
Energy giant ExxonMobil has renewed its strong interest in the Algerian market, placing it at the top of its Mediterranean expansion strategy as the American multinational accelerates its search for new production basins to replace the declining Permian fields. Speaking exclusively to dzwatch at the Houston Energy…
Algeria’s Bank in Senegal Eyes Expansion into Niger and Côte d’Ivoire
The Algerian Bank in Senegal (ABS) is planning to open a new branch in Niamey, Niger’s capital, as part of Algeria’s bold strategy to strengthen its banking footprint across Africa, the bank’s CEO Abdelhafidh Haend told dzwatch exclusively. Haend revealed that a formal accreditation request was submitted to Niger’s…
Algeria’s Sonelgaz Moves to Launch 40 MW Power Plant Project in Chad
A delegation from Algeria’s Sonelgaz group has arrived in N’Djamena to lay the groundwork for a major 40-megawatt electricity generation plant in Chad, dzwatch has learned exclusively. The mission, led by Sonelgaz International CEO Yazid Djallouli, was received by Chad’s electricity authority Tchad Elec, Algeria’s…
Algeria’s Oil Exports to Spain Surge Over 106% Amid Hormuz Disruptions
Algeria’s crude oil exports to Spain recorded a dramatic surge in April 2026, jumping by 60,000 barrels per day — a month-on-month growth exceeding 106% — as disruptions to Gulf supply routes following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz pushed European buyers toward reliable Algerian energy. Spain’s imports of…
Algeria’s Trade Minister Launches Nationwide Market Control Crackdown via Remote Coordination
Algeria’s Minister of Internal Trade and National Market Regulation, Amal Abdellatif, chaired an urgent coordination meeting via video conferencing with regional trade directors and senior ministry officials, exclusively told dzwatch, focused entirely on monitoring the supply situation across Algeria’s national…
Algerian Business Leaders Hold High-Level Talks at SelectUSA Summit, Eye Major US Investment Push
An Algerian delegation of top business leaders, headed by Kamal Moulay, President of the Council for the Renewal of the Algerian Economy (CREA), continued its high-profile activities for a third consecutive day at the SelectUSA Investment Summit in Washington. The delegation held a key meeting with US Deputy Secretary…
Algeria and Turkey Launch Landmark Preferential Trade Agreement Negotiations
Algeria’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Export Promotion, Professor Kamal Rezig, confirmed Thursday in Ankara that formal bilateral negotiations have officially begun toward concluding a preferential trade agreement between Algeria and Turkey, marking a pivotal step in deepening economic ties between the two nations…
SelectUSA Summit: Algeria and US Explore Major Joint Investment Projects
Ways to develop joint Algerian-American projects were explored during a high-level meeting at the SelectUSA Investment Summit in Maryland, where Kamal Moulay, President of the Algerian Economic Renewal Council, held talks with senior US officials. On the sidelines of the summit — attended by nearly 5,000 economic…
Algeria Marks 60 Years of Economic Sovereignty: Mining Sector Takes Center Stage
Algeria celebrates this Wednesday, May 6, the 60th anniversary of a landmark milestone in its struggle for economic sovereignty — a battle that paved the way, less than five years later, for the nationalization of hydrocarbons on February 24, 1971. This year’s commemoration carries exceptional weight, coinciding with…
Algeria to Open Energy Supply Stations in Mauritania Amid Deepening Bilateral Cooperation
Algerian energy distribution stations are set to open their doors in Mauritania in the coming weeks, marking a major milestone in the growing energy partnership between Algiers and Nouakchott. The Mauritanian government’s official spokesperson, Al-Hussein Ould Mado, told dzwatch that this development reflects the…
Algeria and Turkey Seal Major Economic Agreements at High-Level Business Forum
Algeria and Turkey have signed a series of landmark economic agreements during the Algeria-Turkey Business Forum held Thursday in Ankara, on the sidelines of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s official state visit to Turkey. The forum was co-chaired by Minister of Foreign Trade and Export Promotion Kamel Rezig and…
Algerian Fuel Distribution Stations to Open Soon in Mauritania, Officials Confirm
Algerian fuel distribution stations are set to open their doors in Mauritania in the near future, the Mauritanian government’s official spokesman and parliamentary spokesperson, Al-Hussein Ould Medou, has revealed. Speaking at the government’s weekly press briefing, Ould Medou stated that the move reflects the…
Algeria’s Oil Exports to France Surge Nearly 225% in April 2026
Algeria’s crude oil and petroleum product exports to France recorded a sharp increase in April 2026, rising by approximately 96,000 barrels per day compared to March, representing a month-on-month growth of nearly 225 percent. According to data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), headquartered in…
