https://mena-studies.org/tags/algeria/Recent content in Algeria on MENA Research CenterHugoen-GBThu, 05 Nov 2026 14:00:00 +0100https://mena-studies.org/libya-books-in-tripoli-troops-in-the-sahara/Thu, 05 Nov 2026 14:00:00 +0100https://mena-studies.org/libya-books-in-tripoli-troops-in-the-sahara/After a few days in Tripoli, Denys Kolesnyk argues that Libya’s future is increasingly being shaped in the Sahara and in foreign capitals, and that France has a role to play.https://mena-studies.org/youssef-chiheb-political-islam-does-not-seek-power-through-violence-but-through-the-democratic-process/Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:44:00 +0100https://mena-studies.org/youssef-chiheb-political-islam-does-not-seek-power-through-violence-but-through-the-democratic-process/As 2025 draws to a close, we spoke with Dr. Youssef Chiheb, professor at Sorbonne Paris Nord University, specialist in the geopolitics of the Arab world, Director of research at the French Intelligence Research Centre (CF2R), and author of Les th éoriciens de…https://mena-studies.org/new-tension-between-france-and-algeria-deal-a-deadly-blow-to-economic-relations/Fri, 15 Aug 2025 09:25:00 +0200https://mena-studies.org/new-tension-between-france-and-algeria-deal-a-deadly-blow-to-economic-relations/Several French business owners operating in Algeria have launched what amounts to a cry for help to save their businesses from collapse amid the growing tensions between the two countries in recent months. Two French parliamentarians who recently visited…https://mena-studies.org/algeria-strengthens-fight-against-money-laundering-and-financing-terrorism-financing/Mon, 30 Jun 2025 12:50:07 +0200https://mena-studies.org/algeria-strengthens-fight-against-money-laundering-and-financing-terrorism-financing/The European Commission has placed the Algerian government on its list of “high-risk countries” subject to increased scrutiny over financial corruption. While Algeria has suggested that France may have influenced the EU decision due to ongoing political…https://mena-studies.org/wagners-withdrawal-from-mali-a-move-that-serves-algerias-security-interests-while-raising-mauritanias-fears/Sun, 29 Jun 2025 10:43:00 +0200https://mena-studies.org/wagners-withdrawal-from-mali-a-move-that-serves-algerias-security-interests-while-raising-mauritanias-fears/Algerian security sources have confirmed that the military agreement signed between Algeria and the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) played a decisive role in ending the presence of Russia’s Wagner paramilitary group in Mali. Wagner officially announced…https://mena-studies.org/xavier-driencourt-president-tebboune-has-gone-too-far/Fri, 16 May 2025 17:07:00 +0200https://mena-studies.org/xavier-driencourt-president-tebboune-has-gone-too-far/Last month we had the Algerian analysis of the crisis in Franco-Algerian relations, and in order to get a balanced view on the matter, we spoke to Xavier Driencourt, French diplomat and Ambassador to Algeria (2007-2012, 2017-2020). The interview was carried…https://mena-studies.org/akram-kharief-france-algeria-settling-the-memory-debt-and-moving-forward/Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:09:00 +0200https://mena-studies.org/akram-kharief-france-algeria-settling-the-memory-debt-and-moving-forward/In light of the new crisis in Franco-Algerian relations, as well as the situation in Mali on the Algerian border, we had the opportunity to speak to Akram Kharief, an Algerian journalist and researcher in the field of security and defence, who gives us the…https://mena-studies.org/conflict-on-water-increases-tensions-between-algeria-and-morocco/Fri, 21 Mar 2025 13:53:00 +0100https://mena-studies.org/conflict-on-water-increases-tensions-between-algeria-and-morocco/The ongoing tension between Morocco and Algeria shows no signs of abating. While the two neighbors are at odds over numerous issues, most notably the Western Sahara, a new front has opened between them concerning water resources. Algeria has accused its…