December 01, 2023

Next Best Thing

Algeria’s upper house of parliament passed a new media law this week that officials described as a victory for the country’s journalists, a move that comes amid ongoing concerns about press freedoms during President Abdelmajid Tebboune’s initial term in office, the Associated Press reported. The new...

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October 26, 2022

Turning to the World

Algeria’s authoritarian rulers have a mixed relationship with globalization. After winning independence from France in a bloody war that ran from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s, Algeria championed decolonization and the Non-Aligned Movement during the Cold War. After a civil war in the 1990s that...

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August 29, 2022

Fixing the Frays

Algeria and France signed a series of agreements on energy and security over the weekend, following a three-day visit by French President Emmanuel Macron aimed at mending strained relations with the North African country, Al Jazeera reported. Macron’s visit came amid ongoing disputes with France’s former...

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August 02, 2022

Loaded Language

Algeria will begin teaching English in primary school, a major change in the Francophone country that underscores its efforts to move away from its colonial past, the National reported Monday. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced the change following growing demands and campaigns from academics and students to...

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