September 26

• Mali: Refugees Overwhelm Mauritania Camp

  Since the Tuareg rebellion and the capture of north Mali by Islamist groups, refugees have been overwhelming M'Bera. Read more »

January 24

• Algeria: Govt Demands Death Sentence for Top Qaeda Boss

  Algerian prosecutors on Sunday requested the death sentence for Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a top leader in Al-Qaeda's north African branch, and another person in a trial on the deaths of... Read more »

January 23

• Algeria: Foreign Minister in Fence-Mending Algeria Trip

  Morocco's new Foreign Minister Saad Eddine Othmani Monday began a fence-mending visit to Algeria to resolve disputes such as the neighbours' lingering row over Western Sahara. Read more »

• Algeria: Court Sentences Fugitive Qaeda Leader to Death

  A court in Algeria has sentenced a fugitve leader of Al-Qaeda's north African wing and three of his followers to death for attacks against the military. Read more »

January 19

• Mali: Tuareg No Longer 'Masters of the Desert'

  An offensive by Tuareg rebels in northern Mali, many of whom fought in Libya, has cast a spotlight on these Saharan nomads, of Berber origin, once known as the "masters of the... Read more »

January 17

• Algeria: Nation Sentences Guantanamo Detainee to Prison

  An Algerian court on Monday sentenced a former Guantanamo Bay detainee to three years in jail for membership of an extremist group active overseas. Read more »

January 11

• Algeria: Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesters

  Police fired tear gas Tuesday on protesters angry over unemployment and housing shortages in a southern Algerian gas industry town, leaving at least 10 injured, officials said. Read more »

January 10

• Algeria: Minister Says Islamist Vote Victory Unlikely

  Algeria's Interior Minister Dahou Ould Kablia said Tuesday that Islamist parties were unlikely to win parliamentary polls due in May despite their gains in neighbouring countries. Read more »

January 9

• Algeria: Nation to Buy 51 Percent Stake in Djezzy Mobile Phone Outfit

  Algeria is to buy a 51-percent stake in mobile phone operator Djezzy, a government spokesman said on Sunday, after talks with the main shareholder in the group's Egyptian parent... Read more »

January 4

• Algeria: Security Forces Kills Senior Al Qaeda Operative

  Algerian security forces have shot dead a senior operative of in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the interior minister announced Tuesday. Read more »

January 3

• Algeria: Court Sentences Qaeda Leader to Life in Prison in Absentia

  Algeria on Monday jailed one of the most radical leaders of Al-Qaeda's northern Africa branch, fugitive Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, for life in absentia for creating "an international... Read more »

December 30, 2011

• Algeria: Citizen Sets Self Ablaze After Rejection By Police

  A young Algerian set himself ablaze after a police officer refused to take his complaint about a stolen bike, a senior official in an organisation representing unemployed people... Read more »

December 27, 2011

• Africa: Genocide - Just Another Word?

  A fierce row has broken out between Ankara and Paris following a French decision to adopt a law criminalising the denial of the Armenian genocide by the Turks (1915- 1916). Read more »

• North Africa: Mali, Algeria Boost Efforts to Contain Qaeda Spread

  Mali and Algeria have agreed to step up coordination in efforts to root out Al Qaeda-linked groups in the region, officials said Thursday after top brass met in Bamako. Read more »

• Algeria: Parliament Adopts Contentious Reforms

  Algerian lawmakers on Thursday approved a raft of contentious reforms laid out by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, news service APS reported. Read more »

• Cameroon/Algeria: Country Pay Algeria $500,000 After Players' Strike

  Algeria have received $500,000 in compensation after the Samuel Eto'o-led Cameroon players' strike which forced the cancellation of a friendly between the two countries. Read more »

December 26, 2011

• Algeria: Algeria 'Names General As Counter-Terror Chief'

  Algeria has named retired general Athman Tartag to head up the country's fight against armed extremists, the daily El Watan reported Monday. Read more »

December 20, 2011

• Algeria: Troops 'In Mali to Combat Qaeda Groups'

  Algerian troops have crossed into Mali to help government forces combat groups affiliated to Al-Qaeda, officials and witnesses told AFP Tuesday. Read more »

December 15, 2011

• Algeria: Govt Adopts Controversial Media Law

  Algeria on Wednesday passed a media law that drew scorn from journalists, rights activists and opposition legislators who charged that it restricts freedom of expression. Read more »

December 14, 2011

• West Africa: Algeria, Mauritania Pledge to Boost Sahel Security

  Algeria and Mauritania's leaders Tuesday vowed to beef up security in the Sahel region, where Islamist militants are holding a dozen Western hostages. Read more »

December 12, 2011

• Algeria: Video Shows Three Europeans Kidnapped

  Two Spaniards and an Italian kidnapped in Algeria in October and purportedly held by an Al-Qaeda splinter group are seen alive in a video shown to an AFP correspondent on Monday. Read more »

December 2, 2011

• Algeria: Govt Angered By Gaddafi Daughter's Comments

  Algeria on Thursday slammed as "unacceptable" comments by Aisha Kadhafi, the daughter of the slain Libyan leader, after she called for the overthrow of her country's interim... Read more »

November 26, 2011

• Algeria: Radical Islamist to Create New Party

  Former presidential candidate in Algeria and radical Islamist Abdallah Djaballah is set to create a new political party, Algeria's national radio said on Saturday. Read more »

November 23, 2011

• North Africa: Algeria's Reticence Dogs Fight Against Al-Qaeda - Experts

  A lack of support by Algeria for military operations against Al-Qaeda in the north African Sahel region has been a serious setback for joint efforts, according to officials and... Read more »

November 21, 2011

• Africa: Ex-Hostages Tell of Somali Kidnapping Ordeal

  Mohamed Ait Ramdane's ordeal did not end when a ransom fell from the sky and the pirates left the ship. After 31 years as a sailor, the chief engineer of the MV Blida has vowed... Read more »