By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Echorouk
Algeria’s non-hydrocarbon exports are expected to exceed $7 billion in 2026, compared with more than $5 billion in 2025. The number of destination countries has risen from 33 to 57, with growth in sectors such as agri-food, industry and pharmaceuticals, according to Ali Bey Naceri, Vice-President of the National Association of Algerian Exporters, cited by Echorouk.
Trade between Algeria and Russia rose by 20% in the first nine months of 2026, according to Russian ambassador Alexei Solomatin. Bilateral trade could reach $3.84 billion this year and $10 billion by 2030, according to Russia’s Pivot to Asia.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: Algérie Eco ·
The Nigerian stock market’s capitalisation could exceed 200 trillion naira by December 2026, with returns above 57%, according to analysts cited by Vanguard. The listing of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the 2027 election are the main factors.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Vanguard ·
Security services in the 5th Military Region dismantled a criminal organisation and arrested eight people in Algeria on 7 November 2026. They seized nearly 5 billion centimes, 45,125 euros, 1.861 kg of gold, eight vehicles and four hunting rifles, according to the Ministry of National Defence.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: Algérie 360 ·
The average annual number of days when temperatures exceed seasonal norms increased by 126% between 2021 and 2025 compared with 1981-2010, according to the OECD. Its 2026 Climate Action Monitor report highlights growing risks for agriculture, energy, transport and supply chains, LesEco.ma reports.
🌍 World · Source: LesEco.ma ·
Visa trafficking: 120 million dinars invested in AlgiersSpanish investigators identified at least 120 million dinars invested in property in Algiers in the visa trafficking case at the Spanish consulate. Several people and TLS Contact are implicated in the case, in which investigators suspect a system of visas sold for up to 25,000 euros per family, according to The Objective.
Tunisia seeks to curb speculation over agricultural pricesTunisian Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri announced measures against intermediaries accused of putting pressure on crop purchase prices. The government is also making purchasing power and food, water, energy and medicine security priorities, according to her statement before the Tunisian Parliament.The week in Africa
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