Boualem Sansal sentenced to five years: repression of freedom of expression in Algeria

Following the decision by the Algiers Court of Appeal to sentence Boualem Sansal to five years in prison on the grounds that he was a ‘scapegoat for France and Morocco’, the French authorities have rejected any kind of negotiation or rapprochement with …

The Makhzen Complex: A Psychoanalytical Decoding of Algeria’s Obsession with Morocco

The Makhzen is often misunderstood outside Morocco, particularly by its detractors. For Moroccans, Makhzen is not simply a bureaucratic machine or a relic of feudalism—as often caricatured by outsiders—but a deep-rooted, historically evolved system of …

Rebuking 5-year sentence, France urges Algeria to pardon Sansal: What to know

France’s prime minister called on Algeria to pardon an imprisoned dissident writer on Tuesday after an Algerian court upheld his five-year prison sentence. What happened: On Tuesday, an Algerian court upheld the five-year prison sentence for writer Boualem …

NEMA, IOM facilitate return of 104 Nigerians from Algeria

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed the arrival of 104 Nigerians repatriated from Algeria as part of the Assisted Voluntary Returns initiative facilitated by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in collaboration with …

Algeria upholds prison sentence for French-Algerian writer Sansal

Author Boualem Sansal remains imprisoned after Algeria’s appeals court upheld his five-year sentence, igniting diplomatic tensions between Paris and Algiers. An Algerian appeals court has upheld a five-year prison sentence for French-Algerian writer …

Outcry after Algeria sentences French sports journalist to seven years in jail

French journalists' unions on Tuesday called on Algeria to release a French football writer who has been jailed for seven years for supporting terrorism. Christophe Gleizes, who is 36, was sentenced on Sunday, after being found guilty of holding …

Mrs.Mansouri receives the ambassadors of Somalia and Guinea in Algeria

French clemency plea after writer's five-year jail term in Algeria upheld

France on Tuesday urged Algeria to show clemency after an Algerian court upheld a five-year prison sentence imposed on writer Boualem Sansal. The conviction and sentencing of Mr Sansal, 80, a Franco-Algerian, who is known to be suffering from cancer, has …

Algeria court upholds Sansal jail term, France hopes for pardon

Sansal has eight days to file a further appeal his jail sentence before Algeria's supreme court [Getty/file photo] An Algerian court on Tuesday upheld a five-year prison sentence against dual-national author Boualem Sansal, whose case has strained …

IMF mission completes Article IV consultation with Algeria

01 july 2025 - 12:19:31 MA/AR 347 Views Panafrican News Agency Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Strengthened policy frameworks, along with reforms to enhance fiscal resilience, diversify the economy, and promote private investment, are critical to lifting …