By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
An Algerian academic has been sentenced to four years in prison after comments on the extractive industry, while a minister was demoted after denouncing rising tomato prices. These cases illustrate the penalties for unauthorised commentary on the economy, Le Monde reports.
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An Algerian police officer has been sentenced to life imprisonment for transporting 1.26 kg of cocaine between Algiers and Annaba. Two other defendants received 20-year prison sentences in the case, reported by Leprovincial.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: Leprovincial ·
Algeria’s Interprofessional Office for Cereals has issued an international tender to buy milling wheat, with a nominal volume of 50,000 tonnes and bids due to close on 13 October. Market participants are watching its potential impact on European prices and the possible exclusion of French wheat, Reuters reports.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: Echorouk ·
JS Kabylie host US Biskra on matchday six of the Algerian championship, with an opportunity to move closer to the leading group. MB Rouissat, meanwhile, seek a third consecutive win against JS Saoura, while Chabab de Témouchent host ASO Chlef, reports Lequotidien Oran.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: Lequotidien Oran ·
Ghanaian opposition figure Mahamudu Bawumia accused John Mahama’s government of failing to deliver its 24-hour economy policy, two years after its launch. At a New Patriotic Party rally in Sunyani, he also challenged claims that economic indicators had improved, saying households had yet to feel the effects.
🇬🇭 Ghana · Source: MyJoyOnline ·
USDT reaches 260 dinars on Algeria’s parallel marketIn Algeria, USDT is trading at between 250 and 260 dinars, according to a survey by Algérie 360 on 20 October 2026. This peer-to-peer rate exceeds that of the dollar on the parallel market, quoted at 238 dinars to buy and 240 to sell, while the cryptocurrency has been banned since July 2025, the outlet says.
Trial of activist Rachid Othmani to conclude in Tunis on 20 OctoberThe final hearing in the trial of Tunisian activist Rachid Othmani is scheduled for 20 October 2026 at the Bab Bnet Court of First Instance in Tunis. The Al-Soumoud Flotilla Support Committee is calling for a rally outside the court to demand his release and that of the activists arrested in the case, Kapitalis reports.The week in Africa
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