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Resistance fighter Madeleine Riffaud's century of words and wars

Madeleine Riffaud's life was woven by struggle, writing and three wars – a century of resilience and resistance. The renowned French journalist, who fought the Nazis as a teenage Resistance fighter and later covered conflicts from Algeria to Vietnam, died this week in Paris at the age of 100.

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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif takes legal action over gender reports

Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer who defied a row over her gender eligibility to win Olympic gold, is taking legal action over media reports about leaked medical records, the International Olympic Committee has said.

Radio France Internationale

Algeria opens book fair opens without winner of top French language literary prize

As one of the Arab World’s largest book fairs opens in Algeria on Wednesday, there is one conspicuous absence

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Two novels on impact of post-colonial conflict win key French literary awards

President congratulates Kamel Daoud and Gaël Faye for books responding to violence in Algeria and Rwanda

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African writers celebrated with prestigious French literary prizes

French-Algerian writer Kamel Daoud on Monday won France's top literary prize, the Goncourt, for a novel set during Algeria's civil war between the government and Islamists in the 1990s. His main rival was Burundi-born Gaël Faye, who was Monday handed the prix Renaudot, another coveted prize.

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In Cyprus, officials from Algeria to Iraq train to keep WMD from crossing their borders

A small facility in Cyprus is hosting senior government officials from as far as Algeria, Iraq and Georgia for training by top U.S. experts to prevent the kinds of materials used to build weapons of mass destruction from crossing their borders

The Independent UK

Jailed Algerian journalist Ihsane El Kadi freed after presidential pardon

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune pardons 4,000 detainees to mark 70th anniversary of the independence war with France.

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Algeria Pardons Journalist Jailed During Pro-Democracy Protests

Algeria grants pardon to journalist Ihsane El Kadi and 8 others critical of the government, marking a significant move towards reconciliation in the country.

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The night of rebellion that changed France and Algeria forever

On the night of 31 October 1954, a series of attacks across colonial Algeria marked the start of the Algerian War – a bloody conflict that would last eight years. Claimed by the newly formed National Liberation Front (FLN), the attacks signalled the beginning of Algeria’s push for independence from…

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UN extends mandate for UN peacekeepers in Western Sahara, with Algeria protesting over human rights

The U.N. Security Council has voted to extend the mandate of the U.N. peacekeeping force in the Western Sahara for another year Thursday with Algeria refusing to vote in protest at the resolution’s failure to include a reference to monitoring human rights in the disputed north African territory

The Independent UK

France's ever tighter ties with Morocco leave Algeria seeking other allies

French President Emmanuel Macron's state visit to Morocco is being closely watched in Algeria, where his support for Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed territory of Western Sahara has been widely criticised.

Radio France Internationale

France, Morocco sign deals worth €10bn on energy, infrastructure

France and Morocco signed agreements worth up to €10 billion on the first day of President Macron's visit aimed at improving strained relations. The deals covered sectors like energy and infrastructure, with more expected.

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Before and after satellite images show lakes appearing across Sahara after deluge of rain soaks desert

Lakes appearing in the Sahara desert captured in satellite images after a cyclone dumped a years' worth of rain on northern Africa in just a few days.

LiveScience

Boxer Imane Khelif makes major decision just months after Olympic gender row

The Algerian won gold in Paris, a year after being disqualified at the World Championship

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Macron set for key Morocco visit as Western Sahara tensions cool

French President Emmanuel Macron will head to Morocco next week for a three-day state visit, the Moroccan royal palace said Monday, following years of strained relations.

The Guardian - UK

US demands proof that Israel does not have starvation policy in northern Gaza

Pressure grows on Israel to allow in more aid, as UN ambassador says US ‘will be watching’ its actions on the ground

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Nigeria return from Libya as Algeria and Cameroon qualify for AFCON 2025

Nigeria’s claims about mistreatment in Libya are being investigated by the Confederation of African Football.

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Algeria's Tebboune refuses France visit in snub to former colonial ruler

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has once more postponed a visit to France and accused its former colonial ruler of “genocide”, in a sign of ever-worsening relations between Algiers and Paris.

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A Man With No Title by Xavier Le Clerc review – a poignant hymn to an Algerian father

A novelist’s reimagining of his late parent’s life is a potent memoir of marginalisation

The Conversation

Wretched of the Earth has been translated into South Africa’s Zulu language – why Frantz Fanon’s revolutionary book still matters

Frantz Fanon was an influential psychiatrist, Algerian revolutionary and pan-African thinker who was born on the Caribbean island of Martinique. His work – and particularly his final book The Wretched of the Earth (1961) – is still widely referenced to understand the fight against colonialism and also the postcolonial era…

The Independent UK

Lauren Boebert’s anti-trans fundraiser for Olympic boxer fails miserably

The Colorado Republican joined a chorus of conservatives wrongly suggesting that an Algerian boxer was a ‘biological man’ — even though she is a cisgender woman

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Teams that won major finals on home soil

A look at some of the men's national teams and club sides that won major trophies in their home country or at their own stadium...

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Chaotic start, dramatic finish - Mixed Relay offers up a mixed bag at Zürich World Championships

More work needed on concept despite Australia, Germany and Italy in a gripping contest

Al Jazeera

What challenges will Algerian President Tebboune face in his second term?

Abdelmadjid Tebboune has won a second term, but what will be the most difficult issues he will grapple with?

Radio France Internationale

Algeria president re-elected with 84.3 percent of vote: official results

Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has won a second term with 84.3 percent of the vote in last week's election, final results announced Saturday showed, down from an initial count contested by rivals.

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