By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Algerie Eco
Algerian Energy Minister Mourad Adjal inaugurated the Foulia photovoltaic power plant in Guemar, in El Oued province, with a capacity of 300 megawatt-peak. Described as Algeria’s largest and Africa’s second-largest by capacity, it is expected to boost national electricity generation, according to the ministry.
Air Algérie has launched a direct service between Algiers and Shanghai, its third destination in China after Beijing and Guangzhou. The route will operate three times a week and is intended to strengthen passenger and freight links between Algeria and China, according to Algeria’s Ministry of Transport.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: Algérie 360 ·
Tanzanian Energy Minister Juma Homera orders work to speed up on the 220-kilovolt power line project between Songea, Tunduru and Masasi. The infrastructure, comprising 214 kilometres on the first section and 177 kilometres on the second, is intended to strengthen the grid and access to electricity in the south, according to JamhuriMedia.
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The Algerian government is preparing a new method for calculating the integration rate for heavy and light vehicles and mobile phones, to distinguish components actually produced from industrial processes carried out locally. Presented at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb on 21 October, the approach aims to develop local production and reduce imports, according to the Prime Minister’s Services.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: Algerie Eco ·
Algeria’s Tourism Minister, Houria Meddahi, inspected the rehabilitation of the Safir hotel in Algiers, where work to equip and furnish some of its 137 rooms has begun. She called for work to be accelerated through three-shift working and for contractual deadlines to be respected, according to a statement from the Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: Algerie Eco ·
Algeria approves troop deployment to Niger to protect energy facilitiesAlgeria’s Parliament approved the deployment of troops to Niger to protect energy facilities, paving the way for the first official deployment of Algerian military personnel abroad since 1973. The National People’s Assembly voted unanimously, reports Telquel, while an article published earlier detailed the deployment to protect the Kafra oil field.
Moroccan airports handle 29.3 million passengers in nine monthsMoroccan airports handled 29,330,764 passengers from January to September 2026, up 8.74% year on year, according to the National Airports Office. International traffic reached 26,150,513 passengers and domestic traffic 3,180,251; Europe remained the main market, with 21,665,628 passengers.The week in Africa
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