Several big parties are to stand again in the national presidential election on 7 September after concerns that recent votes have been the rigged rubber-stamping of a preferred candidate.
The two countries' relationship goes back decades and they often see eye-to-eye, but on the issue of Russia's mercenary activities in Algeria's southerly and easterly neighbours, they are at odds.
Niger accuses Algeria of mistreating EU-bound Nigeriens by dumping them back in the desert. Algeria accuses Niger of opening the floodgates. Neither is backing down.
The pain of the past cannot be forgotten, and a formal French apology may yet transpire, as the two countries' leaders look set to meet to discuss matters of trade, energy security, and nuclear tests.
President Tebboune's decision to bring forward polls to 7 September was influenced by domestic and foreign policy considerations. Wide backing for it indicates officials had gotten a heads-up.
'Telegram 29' shows Algeria's determination to win out in a bitter battle with Morocco to control lucrative trade flows in a vital strategic region at a time of wider turmoil
The Saudi pioneer of the prose poem reveals why her recent collections were linked by the theme of water and how the artform means she has lived many lives.
One of the biggest names in the stricken financial sector calls for 'hope' amid the crisis that has reduced millions to poverty and ruined the country's reputation. There is now a detailed plan.
Over 6,000 people have been sheltering in woodland in Olala in Amhara for two months having already fled from civil war. The international community is not doing enough to help.
No stranger to rivalries, the governor of the Central Bank of Libya is technocrat who has had to develop his political wiles, most recently clashing with the prime minister. Is this the next Gaddafi?