By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Journalist Christophe Gleizes, 37, has been detained for 500 days after his arrest in May 2024. He was arrested while reporting on Jeunesse sportive de Kabylie, according to information reported by Le Monde.
French journalist Christophe Gleizes has been held for 500 days in Koléa prison, Algeria, after his conviction in June 2025 for “glorifying terrorism”. His relatives describe a man who still considers himself a journalist despite his detention, according to Le Monde.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: Le Monde ·
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on Wednesday the arrest and charging of two Poles accused of spying for Polish intelligence from the Kaliningrad exclave, which borders Poland and Lithuania. One is accused of providing data on Russian missile defence systems, according to the Kaliningrad regional court cited by SeneNews.
🇷🇺 Russia · Source: SeneNews ·
Christophe Dubois, a reporter for TF1's programme Sept à huit, says on Le Figaro TV that Algeria maintains a clandestine intelligence apparatus in its embassy in Paris, with a security office linked to the consulates. He sets this out in his book Alger-Paris. Affaires toxiques, published in October 2026; Algiers has not reacted, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: La Nouvelle Tribune ·
The rate for 100 euros reached 27,700 dinars for sale on Algeria’s parallel market, compared with 27,600 dinars on Thursday and 27,550 dinars five days earlier. A currency dealer attributed the increase to stronger demand for euros and reduced supply, according to Maghreb Emergent.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: Maghreb Emergent ·
U23 football: Algeria beaten 2-1 by EswatiniAlgeria U23 lost 2-1 to Eswatini at Somhlolo National Stadium in Lobamba after taking the lead in the 40th minute through Gaëtan Bakhouche Piernas. The second-round second legs are scheduled for 16 and 17 November, with Algeria expected in Algiers on 16 November, according to Seneweb.
Polisario Front to hold 17th congress from 15 to 20 January 2027The Polisario Front will hold its 17th congress from 15 to 20 January 2027 in Dakhla Wilaya, under the slogan “Unity, resilience and sacrifice to impose the Sahrawi state”, preparatory committee chairman Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun announced. The meeting will take place amid recent developments on the Sahara at the UN, according to the front.The week in Africa
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