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- Oct 25
Algeria's upper house approves sending troops to Niger, first foreign deployment since 1973
The units would be sent to Madama in northern Niger, near the Libyan border, to guard energy installations, including the Kafra oil field owned by the state company Sonatrach. The vote came after a closed session on Sunday, 25 October 2026.
- Oct 1
Algeria approves death penalty for forest arson and child abduction
Algeria's lower house of parliament voted on 1 October 2026 to extend capital punishment to forest arsonists and child kidnappers following deadly summer wildfires.
- Sep 10
Algeria cuts diplomatic ties with United Arab Emirates and shuts airspace
Algiers summoned UAE Ambassador Yousef Saif Khamis Subaa Al-Ali, ordering him to leave within 48 hours and banning Emirati aircraft from Algerian airspace from 11 September.
- Sep 5
Algerian football federation appoints Brahim Hemdani as national team coach
The Algerian Football Federation has appointed former Marseille captain Brahim Hemdani as head coach, replacing Vladimir Petkovic ahead of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
- Sep 4
French-Algerian film director Tony Gatlif dies at 77 in southern France
The Cannes-winning filmmaker, known for celebrating Romani culture across 25 feature films including Latcho Drom and Gadjo Dilo, died while working in Arles.
- Aug 28
Niger puts down military mutiny in Niamey with support from Russian Africa Corps
Loyalist troops and Russian Africa Corps forces repelled a mutiny by soldiers targeting Niamey's airport base, state broadcaster, and presidential palace, leading to dozens of arrests as checkpoints remain across the capital.
- Aug 5
Presumed DZ Mafia leader Mehdi Laribi arrested in Algeria on French warrant
Mehdi Laribi, a founding member and presumed leader of Marseille's DZ Mafia, was arrested in Algiers in late July on a French warrant issued as part of the Octopus investigation into drug trafficking and organised crime.
- Jul 31
Algeria bus plunges into ravine near Algiers, killing 25; President Tebboune declares three days of national mourning
A passenger bus travelling from Sétif to Algiers skidded off the road and fell into a deep ravine in Boumerdès province on Friday morning, leaving at least 25 dead and 44 injured, according to Algerian Civil Protection.
- Jul 30
Ceuta court expels 12 migrants as tunnel fire reveals subterranean camp and Morocco arrests 10
A Spanish court ordered five-year expulsions for 12 Moroccan nationals following assaults on soldiers, hours after a blaze in sealed military tunnels near the university campus uncovered dozens living underground.
- Jul 20
Sánchez lands in Algiers to end four-year diplomatic freeze, seeks gas boost amid Hormuz tensions
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez arrived in Algiers on Monday for a lightning visit to formally end the diplomatic freeze triggered by Madrid's 2022 shift on Western Sahara, with energy security and a new gas supply agreement topping the agenda.
- Jul 16
At least 11 dead, including children, in orphanage fire near Algiers amid heatwave
A fire at a children's care home in Mohammadia, Algiers, early Thursday killed at least 11 people and injured 19. The cause is unknown, but Algeria is battling a severe heatwave with hundreds of wildfires.
- Jul 10
Algeria and Mali restore diplomatic ties, reopen airspace after 15-month freeze
Coordinated announcements on 10 July 2026 saw Bamako and Algiers reopen their skies to each other's civilian and military flights, with both ambassadors heading back to their posts.
- Jul 4
Iran's new supreme leader vows revenge, Trump says 1,000 missiles aimed at Iran and threatens 'decimate' if his life is targeted
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei calls vengeance 'inevitable' in his first statement since his father's funeral, while President Trump declares 1,000 missiles are 'locked and loaded' with thousands more ready, and warns any assassination attempt would prompt total destruction of Iran.
- Jul 2
Algeria legislative elections see historic low turnout of 20.79%
Provisional figures from the electoral authority put participation at 20.79%, the lowest ever recorded for a legislative election in the North African country.
- Jun 28
Switzerland to face Petkovic's Algeria in World Cup last 16 after dramatic final group-day twist
An 8% chance became reality on the final night of the group stage, setting up a round-of-16 meeting between Switzerland and a familiar face: ex-Nati boss Vladimir Petkovic, now guiding Algeria.
