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Capital

Algiers

Head of State

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune

Head of Government

Prime Minister Nadir Larbaoui

Cargo ships in the Persian Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, UAE, on March 11. Photo: Reuters

China-Africa relations

Why China is urgently looking to North Africa as the energy crisis rolls on

From Algerian oilfields to Moroccan battery factories and Egypt’s industrial base, Beijing may now fast-track projects across the region.

18 Apr 2026 - 9:00AMvideocam

Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo stresses message of peace and unity despite another Trump attack

16 Apr 2026 - 12:20AM

China-Africa relations

Opinion | China’s growing North Africa presence a structural challenge for Europe

5 Apr 2026 - 5:30AM

China-Africa relations

Chinese surveillance rolled out in Africa: ZTE, Hikvision, Huawei at the helm

China’s ‘safe city’ project can counter terrorism and curb crime but critics worry it may repress political opposition and peaceful protests.

4 Apr 2026 - 10:30PMvideocam

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, stands out as the largest market for Chinese surveillance equipment. Under the “safe city” project, China provides surveillance technologies and credit lines that governments use to monitor public spaces and curb crime. Photo: Getty

IOC

Olympic women’s sport to be limited to biological females

The IOC will reintroduce testing to determine eligibility to compete in the female category, preventing transgender women from competing.

26 Mar 2026 - 10:44PMvideocam

US, Israel war on Iran

African producers may have energy edge in Iran war, if they can overcome hurdles

Analysts say oil from Africa may be lower-risk alternative, coinciding with a fresh push for infrastructure to supply Europe.

25 Mar 2026 - 7:00PMvideocam

US, Israel war on Iran

Iran war delivers new stress to African economies emerging from older shocks

Afreximbank is implementing measures to give financial help to African countries dependent on fuel imports, bank president says.

23 Mar 2026 - 5:17PMvideocam

In Africa, the squeeze on fertiliser imports because of the US-Israel war on Iran comes at a crucial time, at the start of the rains and the planting season. Photo: AP

China's military weapons

What if Iran really did buy export variant of China’s YJ-12 supersonic missile?

Beijing has denied a report that it was close to selling the ‘aircraft-carrier killer’ to Tehran, but it would be a game-changer against US.

11 Mar 2026 - 12:00PMvideocam

China-Africa relations

How China’s ‘gifting’ of space infrastructure is a diplomatic tool in Africa

Analysts say Beijing is gifting space infrastructure as a form of soft power on the continent.

23 Feb 2026 - 2:49PMvideocam

China-Africa relations

How Algeria could help China plug iron ore gaps and gain pricing power

The Gara Djebilet deposit in the Sahara Desert was discovered decades ago but is only now coming into production.

28 Dec 2025 - 4:00PMvideocam

China’s CRCC has completed laying track on the 6km PK330 Bridge, a final and critical link in a new railway designed to unlock Algeria’s mineral wealth. Photo: CCRC

Fifa World Cup

Grandfather encouraged me to play for Algeria, says son of French legend Zidane

Luca Zidane plays as goalkeeper to avoid direct comparisons with his World Cup-winning father, and switched national allegiance at age 27.

25 Dec 2025 - 11:00PM

Africa

Algeria brands French colonisation a crime, demands reparations, apology

France’s rule over Algeria from 1830 until 1962 remains a sore spot in relations between the two countries.

25 Dec 2025 - 8:46AM

Africa

African nations push for recognition of colonial crimes and reparations

The economic cost of colonialism in Africa is believed to be staggering, with some estimates putting the cost of plunder in the trillions.

1 Dec 2025 - 4:02PM

Energy

Opec agrees to output increase, moderates plans due to glut fears

Opec has raised output targets by more than 2.7 million bpd since April but slowed the pace in October and November amid predictions of oversupply.

2 Nov 2025 - 9:31PM

Crime

Woman charged over Louvre heist tears up in court

She and another suspect arrested this week have been detained, while three others have been released without charges.

2 Nov 2025 - 1:28AMvideocam

People walk near the glass Pyramid of the Louvre in Paris on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

Crime

Algerian woman gets life sentence for rape, torture and murder of French girl

Dahbia Benkired, who killed Lola Daviet, 12, in a case that shocked the country, is the first woman to receive France’s harshest penalty.

25 Oct 2025 - 3:16PM

China-Middle East relations

Iran recalls envoys to UK, France, Germany after China-backed UN proposal fails

Vote clearing way for sanctions prompts Beijing to warn of ‘breakdown’ in nuclear issue that could ‘trigger a new regional security crisis’.

27 Sep 2025 - 8:14PMvideocam

China-Africa relations

Chinese solar panels rewire Africa for the future at record pace as costs fall

Some countries have seen panel imports more than quadruple year-on-year, study shows.

25 Sep 2025 - 10:00AMvideocam

Energy

Key Opec members send ‘big message’ with higher oil production

Opec has in recent years implemented several output cuts amounting to a total of almost six million barrels per day.

7 Sep 2025 - 11:42PMvideocam

France

Homeless man charged with murder after 4 bodies found in France’s River Seine

The bodies, some partially naked, were found on August 13 in the river just outside Paris; suspect’s identity and nationality are uncertain.

25 Aug 2025 - 3:22AM

Austria

Smoke break leads to passenger clinging to high-speed train in Austria

Railjet train reached speeds of 100km/h before the man was rescued after banging on windows to get attention.

11 Aug 2025 - 3:47PM

A railjet train near Kindberg, Austria. File photo: Shutterstock

China-Africa relations

China-built satellite station a ‘shining’ example of support for Namibia

China backs Africa’s growing space industry by funding and building a data receiving ground station in Namibian capital.

2 Aug 2025 - 8:00PMvideocam

The project aims to support Namibia in developing its space-related infrastructure and training technical talent, while boosting its capacity in remote sensing satellite applications. Photo: Handout

China-Africa relations

New railway lines put Guinea and Algeria on track to send iron ore to China

Chinese firms complete key infrastructure needed to transport iron ore from mines to processing facilities and ports.

21 Jul 2025 - 2:00PMvideocam

United States

Trump announces new tariffs on Brazil, 6 smaller economies

‘Our relationship has been, unfortunately, far from reciprocal,’ letters say, adding alleged deficits are threats to US national security.

11 Jul 2025 - 1:55AMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Convoy sets off for Gaza from North Africa to protest Israel’s blockade

Tunisian-led aid convoy seeks ‘the immediate lifting of the unjust siege’ on Gaza.

10 Jun 2025 - 10:47AM

People cheer as a convoy of buses made up of activists, lawyers and medical professionals from North Africa depart from Tunisia to Gaza. Photo: AP

China-Africa relations

China pivots to Africa as it shifts EV gears in face of EU, US tariffs

More Chinese EV makers are launching flagship models and setting up manufacturing plants in key African markets.

27 May 2025 - 11:00AM

Chinese-made EVs and other cars wait to be shipped abroad at a port in Suzhou, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, in April. Photo: AFP

Crime

Man on trial in France for burning wife to death

Mounir Boutaa allegedly attacked Chahinez Daoud following their separation, shot her in both legs, poured petrol on her and set her on fire.

25 Mar 2025 - 12:41PM

China-Africa relations

What Xi’s flying visit to Morocco means for China’s EV industry

Countries in North Africa are central to solving two major issues facing Chines electric vehicle production, experts say.

29 Nov 2024 - 5:03PMvideocam

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Why China is urgently looking to North Africa as the energy crisis rolls on

From Algerian oilfields to Moroccan battery factories and Egypt’s industrial base, Beijing may now fast-track projects across the region.

Pope Leo stresses message of peace and unity despite another Trump attack

.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}Opinion | China’s growing North Africa presence a structural challenge for Europe

Chinese surveillance rolled out in Africa: ZTE, Hikvision, Huawei at the helm

China’s ‘safe city’ project can counter terrorism and curb crime but critics worry it may repress political opposition and peaceful protests.

Olympic women’s sport to be limited to biological females

The IOC will reintroduce testing to determine eligibility to compete in the female category, preventing transgender women from competing.

African producers may have energy edge in Iran war, if they can overcome hurdles

Analysts say oil from Africa may be lower-risk alternative, coinciding with a fresh push for infrastructure to supply Europe.

Iran war delivers new stress to African economies emerging from older shocks

Afreximbank is implementing measures to give financial help to African countries dependent on fuel imports, bank president says.

What if Iran really did buy export variant of China’s YJ-12 supersonic missile?

Beijing has denied a report that it was close to selling the ‘aircraft-carrier killer’ to Tehran, but it would be a game-changer against US.

How China’s ‘gifting’ of space infrastructure is a diplomatic tool in Africa

Analysts say Beijing is gifting space infrastructure as a form of soft power on the continent.

How Algeria could help China plug iron ore gaps and gain pricing power

The Gara Djebilet deposit in the Sahara Desert was discovered decades ago but is only now coming into production.

Grandfather encouraged me to play for Algeria, says son of French legend Zidane

Luca Zidane plays as goalkeeper to avoid direct comparisons with his World Cup-winning father, and switched national allegiance at age 27.

Algeria brands French colonisation a crime, demands reparations, apology

France’s rule over Algeria from 1830 until 1962 remains a sore spot in relations between the two countries.

African nations push for recognition of colonial crimes and reparations

The economic cost of colonialism in Africa is believed to be staggering, with some estimates putting the cost of plunder in the trillions.

Opec agrees to output increase, moderates plans due to glut fears

Opec has raised output targets by more than 2.7 million bpd since April but slowed the pace in October and November amid predictions of oversupply.

Woman charged over Louvre heist tears up in court

She and another suspect arrested this week have been detained, while three others have been released without charges.

Algerian woman gets life sentence for rape, torture and murder of French girl

Dahbia Benkired, who killed Lola Daviet, 12, in a case that shocked the country, is the first woman to receive France’s harshest penalty.

Iran recalls envoys to UK, France, Germany after China-backed UN proposal fails

Vote clearing way for sanctions prompts Beijing to warn of ‘breakdown’ in nuclear issue that could ‘trigger a new regional security crisis’.

Chinese solar panels rewire Africa for the future at record pace as costs fall

Some countries have seen panel imports more than quadruple year-on-year, study shows.

Key Opec members send ‘big message’ with higher oil production

Opec has in recent years implemented several output cuts amounting to a total of almost six million barrels per day.

Homeless man charged with murder after 4 bodies found in France’s River Seine

The bodies, some partially naked, were found on August 13 in the river just outside Paris; suspect’s identity and nationality are uncertain.

Smoke break leads to passenger clinging to high-speed train in Austria

Railjet train reached speeds of 100km/h before the man was rescued after banging on windows to get attention.

China-built satellite station a ‘shining’ example of support for Namibia

China backs Africa’s growing space industry by funding and building a data receiving ground station in Namibian capital.

New railway lines put Guinea and Algeria on track to send iron ore to China

Chinese firms complete key infrastructure needed to transport iron ore from mines to processing facilities and ports.

Trump announces new tariffs on Brazil, 6 smaller economies

‘Our relationship has been, unfortunately, far from reciprocal,’ letters say, adding alleged deficits are threats to US national security.

Convoy sets off for Gaza from North Africa to protest Israel’s blockade

Tunisian-led aid convoy seeks ‘the immediate lifting of the unjust siege’ on Gaza.

China pivots to Africa as it shifts EV gears in face of EU, US tariffs

More Chinese EV makers are launching flagship models and setting up manufacturing plants in key African markets.

Man on trial in France for burning wife to death

Mounir Boutaa allegedly attacked Chahinez Daoud following their separation, shot her in both legs, poured petrol on her and set her on fire.

What Xi’s flying visit to Morocco means for China’s EV industry

Countries in North Africa are central to solving two major issues facing Chines electric vehicle production, experts say.

Opinion | China’s growing North Africa presence a structural challenge for Europe