By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Algeria’s parliament has authorised the deployment of military units to Niger, breaking with more than six decades of doctrine of non-intervention beyond its borders. The decision, approved on Sunday by MPs and senators in Algiers, could alter strategic balances in the Sahel, Le Monde reports.
The two chambers of Algeria’s Parliament have summoned their members for extraordinary meetings on Sunday 25 October, with no official agenda communicated. Parliamentary sources cited by El Khabar link the sessions to military cooperation with Niger and a possible increase in Algerian aid.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: TSA ·
Dominique de Villepin rejected a confrontation strategy with Algeria and called for dialogue between Paris and Algiers to resume. The former French prime minister also criticised calls to unilaterally denounce the 1968 Franco-Algerian agreement during a televised debate reported by Le Provincial.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: Leprovincial ·
An amendment backed by 73 MPs from La France insoumise proposes examining whether the solidarity allowance for older people (ASPA) should continue for certain retired immigrants who return to live in their country of origin. The measure is being considered as part of the 2027 Social Security financing bill, Algerian newspaper Echorouk reports.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: Observ'Algérie ·
Mouloudia Club d’Alger coach Ben Yahia is reportedly owed five months’ salary, according to Algerian commentator Chaib Kahoul. The disclosure comes ahead of the club’s second-leg match in the CAF Champions League second qualifying round, in which the Algiers side trail Enugu Rangers 2-0, Daily Post reports.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: Daily Post ·
French visas: Capago requires QR code in AlgeriaCapago Algeria now requires a QR code on visa applicants’ appointment confirmations for France. The document can be shown on a phone or printed, while paying fees in cash on the submission day has applied since 7 October, according to the provider cited by TSA.
Morocco joins anti-fraud operation that led to 960 arrestsMorocco took part in the international police operation Confrontation Ghost, which led to more than 960 arrests and the identification of 15,500 victims in 30 countries. Investigators identified more than 39 billion dollars linked to scams and are now seeking to recover the assets, according to the UAE Ministry of Interior.The week in Africa
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