ARTICLES RELATING TO ALGERIA

19 dead, hostages taken in Niger attacks

2013-05-23 16:15

Islamist militants have staged brazen twin car bomb attacks on an army base and a French-run uranium mine in Niger, killing at least 19 people and taking trainee army officers hostage.

PM says Bouteflika convalescing

2013-05-21 14:44

Algeria's PM, reacting to reports that President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is seriously ill, says the 79-year-old is recovering in France but has been ordered to take complete rest by his doctors.

Health of ailing Bouteflika improving – PM

2013-05-21 09:11

Algerian PM Abdelmalek Sellal has broken official silence on the health of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, saying he is convalescing in Paris after a mini-stroke and was "never in danger".

Algeria says president needs more rest

2013-05-08 08:11

Algerian government has broken its long silence about the health of its hospitalised president to say his condition is "improving" but he still needs rest.

SA, Algeria set to accelerate trade

2013-05-06 19:42

South Africa and Algeria will speed up the formation of a trade committee to focus on areas such as agriculture and infrastructure, the government says.

Algeria singer sentenced for mocking cops

2013-05-02 22:19

An Algerian singer accused of poking fun at the police in one of his songs has been given a suspended six-month sentence and fined.

Algeria attack kills 3 auxiliary cops

2013-04-29 09:11

Three Algerian auxiliary policemen have been killed in what a security official called a "terrorist" attack, a term authorities use to refer to armed Islamists, a report says.

Algerian president has mini-stroke

2013-04-28 10:31

Algeria's president has been transferred to a Paris hospital following a mini-stroke.

Algeria's post-coup leader dies in Geneva

2013-04-16 22:29

Algeria says Ali Kafi, the man who led the country for two years after the 1992 military coup that aimed at stopping Islamists from winning elections, has died in Geneva at age 85.

Zuma to visit Algeria, Nigeria

2013-04-12 20:02

President Jacob Zuma is set to visit Algeria and Nigeria for talks, the department of international relations says.

Guinea eyes mediator for deadly poll row

2013-04-02 18:44

The Guinean government is looking for a mediator to resolve a dispute over arrangements for a delayed parliamentary election that has sparked deadly unrest.

Algeria drug seizures skyrocket

2013-03-05 21:20

Seizures of hashish, cocaine and heroin have skyrocketed in Algeria, the head of the national anti-drug office says, citing "colossal efforts" by police and customs officials.

Algeria supports Western Sahara freedom

2013-02-26 22:34

Algeria's president has told Western Sahara separatists he hopes they attain "legitimate" self-determination, as the movement marked its unilateral declaration of independence from Morocco.

Algeria hostage-taker's brother charged

2013-02-13 09:56

Two Mauritanians including the brother of one of the hostage-takers who seized an Algerian gas field last month have been charged with trying to join al-Qaeda o fight in Mali, a judicial source says.

Militants attack Algerian barracks

2013-02-07 19:13

Algerian troops clashed with 50 men armed with rocket-propelled grenades who attacked a barracks in northeast Algeria, leaving six soldiers wounded and two assailants dead.

Algeria's FLN confronts internal crisis

2013-01-31 09:02

Members of Algeria's ruling National Liberation Front are set to meet to confront their biggest internal crisis in a decade, as pressure builds on FLN party chief Abdelaziz Belkhadem to resign.

Algeria admits needing help

2013-01-27 09:43

Algeria's foreign minister has acknowledged that security forces made mistakes in a hostage crisis at a Saharan gas plant in which dozens of foreign workers were killed.

At least 2 Norwegians killed in Algeria

2013-01-25 21:19

Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil has confirmed the deaths of two of its Norwegian employees at the In Amenas gas plant in Algeria, which was attacked by Islamist militants.

Filipino death toll from Algeria hits 8

2013-01-25 09:21

An eighth person from the Philippines has been confirmed killed in last week’s siege by Islamic militants of a remote natural gas plant in Algeria, the government says.

Algeria hostage drama 'an inside job'

2013-01-24 17:58

Islamist commandos behind the spectacular hostage-taking at an Algerian gas field probably had help from someone inside the plant, Norway says.

Japan's Algeria toll hits 10

2013-01-24 14:08

Japan's government has confirmed a tenth victim of the Algerian hostage crisis, the highest death toll of any nation, as friends and colleagues of those who perished paid tribute at a makeshift altar.

'Africa risky but too crucial to leave'

2013-01-24 12:27

Japan’s resource-hungry companies in Algeria and beyond cannot contemplate withdrawing from Africa, despite the nation trauma engendered by the Sahara hostage siege.

Slain gunman 'once worked at Algeria plant'

2013-01-23 13:51

An Islamist militant killed by special forces during the siege of Algeria’s In Amenas gas complex used to be a driver at the desert facility, a security source says.

Al-Qaeda ally suspect in Algeria attack

2013-01-22 22:46

The Pentagon has stopped short of saying al-Qaeda's North Africa affiliate is to blame for the Algeria terrorist attack, but it has said there is reason to believe the group had a leading role.

Japan reels after Algeria deaths

2013-01-22 10:01

Japan has been left reeling after the deaths of at least seven nationals in the Algerian desert siege, with the realisation that its citizens are not immune from terrorism.

 

Bouteflika moved to new Paris facility

2013-05-22 07:51

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been transferred to a new facility in Paris to continue his recovery after treatment in a French military hospital, France's defence ministry says.

Call for ill Bouteflika to appear

2013-05-21 10:31

The head of Algeria's main Islamist political party has called for the country's ailing president to appear on television to dispel rumours over his health after a three week absence.

Saudi ship owner paid pirates $2.6m

2013-05-14 19:44

The Saudi owner of an Algerian cargo ship whose crew were held by Somali pirates for 10 months has admitted paying $2.6m to free them in November 2011, a report says.

Many wounded in Algeria clashes

2013-05-07 20:18

At least a dozen people have been injured in violence between two rival communities in the Algerian oasis town of Ghardaia.

Algeria sentences two Islamists to death

2013-05-05 22:00

Two Islamists accused of killing 500 people during Algeria's civil war, including the rape and murder of 60 women, have been sentenced to death.

Bouteflika to return to home after stroke

2013-04-29 13:48

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, hospitalised in France after suffering a mini-stroke, is in good health and will return to Algeria within a week, his doctor says.

Algeria's Bouteflika well after stroke

2013-04-28 21:27

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is "responding well" after he suffered a stroke and there was no irreversible damage, a doctor says.

Morocco border issue 'may be resolved soon'

2013-04-22 09:31

The Algeria-Morocco border, closed for two decades amid deadlock over the Western Sahara, is a pressing issue that could be resolved soon, an official says.

Zuma arrives in Algeria for talks

2013-04-15 08:00

President Jacob Zuma has arrived in the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria for bilateral talks with his Algerian counterpart, the presidency says.

Canadian held before Algeria attack – report

2013-04-04 07:43

A Canadian close to two countrymen implicated in an attack on a gas plant in Algeria that left dozens dead was detained in North Africa before the assault, a report says.

Algeria's unemployed demand oil jobs

2013-03-30 13:25

Protests by the unemployed in southern Algeria have risen the spectre of rising unrest in the country's sensitive oil regions, and are increasingly attracting the attention of al-Qaeda.

Slain Qaeda commander's weapon found

2013-03-02 16:03

Algerian officers have found a weapon that belongs to a top al-Qaeda operative reportedly killed in Mali and examined a body but are still unable to confirm it is his.

Skikda to complete refinery improvement

2013-02-18 16:41

Algeria will complete improvement work at its largest refinery, Skikda, in March, says a senior official.

Al-Qaeda branch calls for holy war

2013-02-12 17:28

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has called for jihad in Mali, a monitoring group says, after four days of suicide attacks and guerrilla fighting.

Algeria border forces: Shoot-on-sight

2013-02-05 22:22

A high-ranking Algerian security official says troops guarding the country's border with Mali have been given shoot-on-sight orders against anyone who attempts to illegally cross the frontier.

Japan gives $120m to stabilise Sahel region

2013-01-29 07:47

Japan says it would give $120m of new cash to help stabilise the Islamist-infested Sahel region of North Africa, days after 10 Japanese were killed when jihadists stormed an Algerian gas plant.

Hostage drama: Algeria admits mistakes

2013-01-26 12:00

Algeria's foreign minister has acknowledged that security forces made mistakes in a hostage crisis as a Saharan gas plant in which foreign workers were killed by Algerian military strikes.

Algerians helped Japanese hostage to escape

2013-01-25 12:35

Algerian captives wrapped a turban around a Japanese colleague to smuggle him out of the besieged gas plant, company officials say, as they recounted heroic tales amidst the horror of the deadly attack.

Westerners warned to leave Benghazi

2013-01-25 08:03

London, Germany, Canada and Netherlands have urged their citizens to immediately leave the eastern city of Benghazi, warning of an imminent threat against Westerners.

South African rescued from Algeria

2013-01-24 16:16

A South African has been rescued from Algeria after a terrorist attack at the Tigantourine gas complex, Deputy International Relations Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim says.

Algeria assault: Weapons came from Libya

2013-01-24 12:27

The arms used by militants who seized an Algerian gas plant in a deadly hostage-taking drama came from Libyan rebels who overthrew Muammar Gaddafi in an uprising, a report says.

Algeria: 2 more Japanese confirmed dead

2013-01-24 08:53

Two more Japanese citizens have been confirmed to have died during a hostage crisis in Algeria last week, the Japanese government says, bringing the total number to nine.

BP fears worst for Algeria hostage missing

2013-01-23 07:52

Britain’s BP says it fears the worst for employees still unaccounted for in the Algerian hostage siege as authorities searched for five missing foreigners and tried to identify seven charred bodies.

5 missing in Algeria hostage crisis

2013-01-22 18:26

Algerian authorities have been searching for five foreigners, who are still missing from a bloody hostage crisis at the In Amenas gas plant.

3 Americans die in Algeria attack, 7 survive

2013-01-22 07:39

Three US citizens were killed in last week’s hostage standoff at a natural gas complex in Algeria, while seven Americans made it out safely, Obama administration officials say.

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