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AssessmentsMar 7, 2025 | 16:05 GMT
France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) meets with Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune (R) at the Borgo Egnazia resort on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Savelletri, Italy, on June 13, 2024.
Divisions Between France and Algeria Deepen Over Migration Dispute
France's likely review of its 1968 migration pact with Algeria is unlikely to pressure the Algerian government to resume cooperation on deportations, especially since Paris is very unlikely to actually suspend or abolish the pact. Instead, the review -- along with other French measures aimed at pressuring Algeria -- is more likely to worsen tensions between the two countries, resulting in potential sanctions, curbed trade and stalled energy negotiations. On Feb. 26, French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said France would reexamine its 1968 pact with Algeria that makes it easier for Algerians to migrate to France if Algeria did not resume cooperation with deportations, citing Algeria's failure to deport Algerians who have been given an Obligation to Leave French Territory (OQTF) order. Bayrou also said the French government would provide a list of Algerian nationals set for "emergency" repatriation under the OQTF designation, and gave Algiers four to six weeks
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Algeria
Morocco
France
Economics
Energy
Politics
AssessmentsFeb 8, 2023 | 19:54 GMT
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (2nd L) and Libya's Tripoli-based Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah (3rd L) attend an agreement-signing ceremony between Italian multinational oil and gas company Eni and the Libyan National Oil Corporation in Tripoli, Libya, on Jan. 28, 2023.
With Energy Deals in Africa, Italy Positions Itself as Europe's Next Gas Hub
The Italian government's new energy-driven approach to Africa will help the country bolster its own energy security and position itself as Europe's next natural gas hub. But infrastructural challenges at home and above-ground risks in North Africa will remain obstacles. The Italian government has made a series of high-level, energy-centric visits to the wider Mediterranean region since Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni took office at the end of 2022. For example, Meloni visited Libya's capital Tripoli on Jan. 27-28 to discuss increased energy and migration cooperation with Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, the prime minister of Libya's internationally recognized Government of National Unity. While there, she oversaw the signing of an $8 billion natural gas deal between Italian oil and gas giant Eni and Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC), and other deals for carbon capture and solar energy projects. Previously, Meloni visited Algeria's capital Algiers on Jan. 22-23 to meet with President
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Angola
Mozambique
Republic of the Congo
Algeria
Egypt
Iraq
Lebanon
Libya
Tunisia
Turkey
Europe
Cyprus
Italy
Ukraine
Russia
AssessmentsMay 2, 2022 | 21:31 GMT
People take part in a ''Free Sahara'' rally in Madrid, Spain, on March 30, 2022, in protest of the Spanish government's recent move to recognize Morocco's autonomy plan for the disputed territory of Western Sahara. 
Spain's New Stance on Western Sahara Brings Morocco-Algeria Tensions Back to a Boil
Morocco and Algeria's cold war will deepen as the former gains international support for its territorial claims in the disputed region of Western Sahara. The ongoing conflict will further damage Morocco's economy, politically isolate Algeria and risk violent but largely low-level confrontations near the two North African countries' border. On March 18, Spain shifted its position on Morocco and Algeria's territorial dispute in Western Sahara by saying it supported Morocco's 2006 autonomy plan, which Rabat claims would grant the indigenous Sahrawi people autonomy but under Moroccan sovereignty. As a past participant in the Western Sahara conflict in the 1970s and as an economic partner of both Morocco and Algeria, Spain is an important voice in the decades-long dispute over the African territory. Madrid's move could thus see more European countries shift their diplomatic position on Western Sahara. The latest economic, political, and security aggravations between Morocco and Algeria also indicate both
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Algeria
Morocco
Western Sahara
Spain
Economics
Military & Security
Politics
AssessmentsDec 9, 2019 | 10:30 GMT
Algerian demonstrators carry placards reading "This vote will never take place" in French in regard to the Dec. 12 presidential election, during a march in Algiers on Dec. 6, 2019.
Algeria's Transition Gets an Electoral Litmus Test
In Algeria, elections are not the same as democracy, at least as far as the country's opposition is concerned. On Dec. 12, the country is scheduled to hold a presidential election following two previous delays, in spite of opposition demands that authorities hold off until they implement deeper reforms following the ouster in April of longtime President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. For one, the elections will test what Algerian activists and the opposition are willing to accept from the interim government in terms of political reform following 10 months of protests. Second, the elections will test just how far the Algerian military and security forces are willing to go to subdue the opposition if the latter rejects the government's overtures -- in this case, rush elections. How the poll plays out will show whether the protest movement can force a new political paradigm and continue to extract small concessions from the political
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Algeria
AssessmentsJun 4, 2019 | 19:16 GMT
Protesters bearing an Algerian flag march in Algiers on May 31, 2019.
In Algeria, a Test of the Limits of Reform Approaches
Two months ago -- and just a few weeks before he was to stand for reelection -- Algerian President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika, bowing to pressure from protesters opposed to him standing for a fifth term in office, resigned after 20 years at the country's helm. National elections were canceled soon after the ailing ruler stepped down, and the interim government scheduled a July 4 vote to choose the next president. But under pressure from the protesters, which had coalesced into a powerful nationwide movement, and facing a lack of viable candidates, the rescheduled election now has also been postponed. While the protesters succeeded in forcing Bouteflika out, they have been unable to drive any profound changes in the structure of the Algerian government. Beyond the weakening of the presidential office, with the presidency likely to remain vacant and its powers diminished for some time to come, the system of rule in
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Algeria
AssessmentsMay 31, 2019 | 09:00 GMT
A Sonatrach gas complex in Skikda, Algeria.
The Geopolitics of Sonatrach: A History Interwoven With Algeria's
Algeria's ongoing economic crisis and subsequent paralysis of its oil sector set the stage for the protest movement that ultimately ousted longtime President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika in April. Whoever emerges from the fray to head Algeria's political system next will need to reform the country's oil and gas sector to boost its economy. At the same time, they will need to balance the political power and interests of its national oil company Sonatrach.
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Algeria
Energy
Energy
A Crude Recovery
Rebalancing Power in the Middle East
Situation ReportApr 26, 2019 | 16:31 GMT
Algeria: Protesters Gather for 10th Friday of Protests
Thousands of protesters have gathered across Algeria to protest against the lingering political influence of former President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika's family after a week of arrests against high-profile billionaires failed to fully appease the protest movement, AP reported April 26.
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Situation ReportApr 23, 2019 | 20:06 GMT
Algeria: Interim President Dismisses Sonatrach CEO
Algerian interim President Abdelkader Bensalah has fired Abdelmoumen Ould Kaddour, the CEO of Algeria's state-owned oil and natural gas firm Sonatrach, and replaced him with Rachid Hachichi, the company's head of production and exploration, RFI reported April 23.
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Algeria
GuidanceMar 13, 2019 | 21:13 GMT
Protesters rally in Algiers on March 8 against President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term. Bouteflika announced on March 11 that he would not seek re-election and then postponed the country's April 18 presidential election.
Algeria Reaches a Transitional Moment
Algerian President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika announced on March 11 that he would not run for a fifth term after all. He also postponed, without setting a new date, the country's presidential election that had been scheduled for April 18. Furthermore, Bouteflika repeated a call he made last week to convene a national conference by the end of the year to plan Algeria's future. A government reshuffle also followed Bouteflika's announcement. Officially scuttling plans for Bouteflika to run for a fifth term is remarkable for Algeria, where 53 percent of the population is under 30 and barely knows another president. But even though Bouteflika's announcement underlines the importance of the current transitional moment in Algeria, it also highlights how the ruling powers remain firmly in control, and that they are still struggling to hand off power to a new generation in a way that satisfies all the stakeholders in the Algerian government.
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