Algeria

Gas-rich Nigeria is looking to fast-track the construction of a 5,600-km gas pipeline to Morocco, capable of supplying Europe, after a total breakdown in diplomatic relations with Niger scuttled the Trans-Sahara pipeline to Algeria.…

In an exciting development for global connectivity, the Federal Government is to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Algeria for a direct flight route between the two countries in a few months to come, the Hon Minister of Aviation…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) will tomorrow Thursday sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a gas pipeline project with the National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines of Morocco and the commission of the…

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Liverpool sharpshooter Mohamed Salah will be a star in demand during 2021 with Egypt wanting him not only for World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, but also the Olympic Games. The record seven-time African champions face…

Couscous, the Berber dish beloved across northern Africa’s Maghreb region and beyond, Wednesday joined the UN list of the world’s intangible cultural heritage. The countries that submitted the listing to UNESCO — Algeria, Morocco,…

Energy major Total has been told by Occidental that it cannot acquire oil and gas assets in Algeria that were part of an $8.8 billion deal reached by the companies on Anadarko’s assets in Africa. “Occidental officially told us that we…

The Algerian government has on Sunday reduce the state budget by half due to a financial crisis caused by the global collapse in oil prices and worldwide coronavirus lockdowns. The government has decided to reduce the budget by “50…

The World Health Organisation, WHO, Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, has disclosed that there are now 1,396 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in 43 countries across Africa. The UN health agency stated this in its…

Algeria has confirmed two new cases of coronavirus infections, a woman and her daughter aged 53 and 24 years respectively, the health ministry said on Monday. The cases brought to three the number of people infected with the virus in the…