By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on El Khabar
Algerian MPs in the National People's Assembly adopted by a majority an amendment to the penal code providing for the death penalty for arsonists and child abductors. The vote follows a presidential directive given to the Justice Minister after a wave of fires that notably affected Jijel province at the end of August, reports Elkhabar.
Algeria’s 2027 draft finance bill provides 1,138.72 billion dinars for health, an increase of 8.64%, and 28,329 new posts, including 17,000 paramedical staff. Presented by Health Minister Mohamed Seddik Aït Messaoudane to the National People’s Assembly, the budget also includes investment in infrastructure, equipment and medicines, Le Provincial reports.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: Leprovincial ·
Somalia’s Minister of Health and Social Welfare remains in office after winning a confidence vote by 89 votes to 50, with five abstentions. MPs had questioned him about the state of the health system ahead of the vote, the Speaker of the House of the People, Abdikadir Mohamed Nur Jama, announced.
🇸🇴 Somalia · Source: Shabellemedia ·
Algeria’s National Railway Transport Company restored the direct link between Annaba and Tunis on 21 October 2026, after it was suspended for 20 days because of work on the Algerian network. Services have resumed, including on the section between Aïn El Senour and Souk Ahras, according to the Algerian railway company.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: Maghrebemergent ·
The Sokon Algérie industrial project plans to launch HANOU, an Algerian vehicle brand, in partnership with the Chinese side. The factory’s first production line in Zana El Beida, in Batna province, is due to start operating in January 2027, reports El Bilad, according to Observ’Algérie.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: Observ'Algérie ·
Ali Haroun, figure in Algeria’s 1992 crisis, dies aged 99Ali Haroun, a lawyer, former official of the FLN’s Federation of France and member of Algeria’s High State Committee, has died aged 99. A prominent figure in the interruption of the 1992 electoral process, he always defended its legitimacy, according to Algerian Television.
Tunisia falls to 89th in rule of law indexTunisia ranks 89th out of 143 countries in the World Justice Project’s 2026 Rule of Law Index, scoring 0.48 compared with 0.53 in 2021. The country remains below the global average of 0.55, notably in checks and balances, fundamental rights and institutional openness, according to Businessnews.The week in Africa
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