Algeria

  • Jul 5, 2005
  • 7 min read

US/AFRICA: Exercises signal onset of regional struggle

The exercises initiated broader local partnership with the US military. In the aftermath of a...

United States
  • Mar 29, 2005
  • 7 min read

ALGERIA: Energy sector set for sweeping reforms

The new Hydrocarbons Law will shortly be approved by the Council of the Nation (upper house)...

Algeria
  • Mar 17, 2005
  • 7 min read

ALGERIA: Bouteflika consolidates his position

Since his re-election, Bouteflika has proved able to strengthen his position both politically and...

Algeria
  • Mar 10, 2005
  • 12 min read

INTERNATIONAL: LNG industry set for expansion

The capital cost of new LNG projects has fallen, while the price garnered at the point of...

International
  • Mar 8, 2005
  • 1 min read

SUDAN: Weak UN response gives Khartoum free rein

The United Nations yesterday called for sanctions to be imposed on Sudan over the continuing...

Sudan
  • Jan 17, 2005
  • 7 min read

AFRICA: NEPAD's slow progress threatens credibility

With NEPAD now over three years old, the programme's achievements and shortcomings are...

  • Oct 29, 2004
  • 1 min read

ALGERIA: Key arrest marks anti-terrorist progress

One of North Africa's most wanted Islamist militant leaders has been taken into custody in...

Algeria
  • Oct 7, 2004
  • 6 min read

WEST AFRICA: Locusts may devour regional economies

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on October 4 updated its warning on the desert locust...