The government is engaging with high-level representatives looking into how its reforms have affected opposition and civil society groups on the ground

Economic reform is key to the future of a region which needs to diversify away from dependency on oil, or a reliance on international funding. There has been both resistance and progress so far.

Washington is spending more time engaging with Algiers – long seen as more of an ally of Moscow and Beijing – as shifts in geopolitics centred on West Africa reverberate around the world

In an article for Al Majalla, Algerian author Samir Qasimi explains how novels in Arabic do not feel as authentically Algerian as those in French, which some see as the language of colonialism

Debt is often described as a burden and linked with times of crisis. And it can be damaging. But if spent wisely, it can help transform economic fortunes and boost wealth.

Experts stress the need to abandon traditional methods of forest management in exchange for sustainable management and an integrated early warning system

A migration accord between Algeria and its former colonial ruler struck in 1968 is now at the heart of the political reaction to riots following a police killing of a youth of Algerian descent