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Mar
02
2021
By The African Mirror
Refugees’ frustration drives renewed Western Sahara conflict

Refugees’ frustration drives renewed Western Sahara conflict

NEWS
GENERATIONS of young Sahrawis have grown up in Algeria's remote desert refugee camps largely forgotten by the outside world and now see no prospect of an independent homeland in Western Sahara except through a new war their leaders say has already begun. Their fears that the quest for statehood had become a lost cause grew when U.S. administration of former president Donald Trump recognised Morocco's claims to the vast, sparsely populated territory in December. "We have not received any peaceful results," said Brahim, a Sahrawi man taking part in a recent parade by the group's Polisario Front independence movement in…
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Feb
17
2021
By The African Mirror
Thousands protest in Algeria

Thousands protest in Algeria

NEWS
THOUSANDS of people demonstrated yesterday in the Algerian town of Kherrata to voice support for the Hirak protest movement that ousted Algeria's veteran president in 2019 before the COVID-19 crisis forced it off the streets last year. More than 5,000 protesters chanted: "A civilian state, not a military state" and "The gang must go" as they waved Algerian flags. Tuesday's protest was held to mark the second anniversary of the start of demonstrations in 2019, which began in Kherrata, east of the capital Algiers, before spreading across the country. "We came to revive the Hirak that was stopped for health…
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Feb
10
2021
By The African Mirror
Algeria reports H5N8 bird flu

Algeria reports H5N8 bird flu

NEWS
ALGERIA has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu on a poultry farm, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said yesterday. The virus killed 50,000 birds on a farm in the town of Ain Fakroun in the northeast of the country, with the remaining 1,200 birds in the flock slaughtered, the OIE said, citing a report from Algeria's agriculture ministry.
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Feb
01
2021
By The African Mirror
Algeria, Russia discusses vaccine production

Algeria, Russia discusses vaccine production

COVID-19
Algeria has held discussions with Russia about the possibility of producing Moscow's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine. Talks to manufacture the vaccine in Algeria took place during a meeting between Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad and Russian ambassador Igor Beliaev, the prime minister's office said. "The two parties agreed to initiate contacts between the competent services of the two countries with the aim of establishing a bilateral cooperation...," it said in a statement. Algeria started its vaccination campaign on Saturday, a day after receiving 50,000 doses of Sputnik V. A shipment of the AstraZeneca vaccine is due to arrive on Monday. Algeria…
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Jan
31
2021
By The African Mirror
Algeria launches coronavirus vaccination campaign

Algeria launches coronavirus vaccination campaign

COVID-19
ALGERIA yesterday launched a coronavirus vaccination campaign, a day after receiving its first shipment of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, the government said. The campaign started in the Blida province, 40 km (25 miles) southwest of the capital, Algiers, where the country's first confirmed cases of the coronavirus were reported last March. Algeria received 50,000 doses of Sputnik V on Friday, said Djamel Fourar, head of the Scientific Committee in charge of dealing with the pandemic. The North African country will receive a shipment of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Sunday, Communication Minister Ammar Belhimer said, without providing the number of doses.…
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Jan
29
2021
By The African Mirror
Algeria to start COVID-19 vaccinations on Saturday

Algeria to start COVID-19 vaccinations on Saturday

COVID-19
ALGERIA will receive its first shipment of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine today and plans to start its vaccination campaign tomorrow, according to Communication Minister Ammar Belhimer. The vaccine will be given first to healthcare workers, the elderly and people with chronic diseases, state media cited him as saying, without giving details on the number of doses. "More shipments will arrive from China, India and other countries," he said on Thursday. The North African country has 106,610 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 2,881 deaths.
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Jan
03
2021
By The African Mirror
Algeria frees former spy chief jailed during mass protests

Algeria frees former spy chief jailed during mass protests

NEWS
AN Algerian military appeals court has acquitted three top officials who were jailed in 2019 during mass protests, sources close to the officials said. Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Picture: Flickr The three - two former security chiefs and the younger brother of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika - were given 15-year prison sentences in September 2019 on charges of conspiracy against the state. Their jailing marked an apparent success for the "Hirak" mass protest movement that took to the streets in early 2019, pushing the army to oust Bouteflika in April that year after 20 years in office. But many in Hirak said…
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Dec
13
2020
By The African Mirror
Algeria rejects Trump’s stance on Western Sahara

Algeria rejects Trump’s stance on Western Sahara

NEWS
ALGERIA has rejected a decision by outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump to recognise Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, saying the step would undermine efforts to end the decades-long conflict over the desert territory. Trump's administration said it was recognising Moroccan claims to Western Sahara as part of a deal under which Morocco agreed to normalise its relations with Israel. In Algiers, the Foreign Ministry said the U.S. decision "has no legal effect because it contradicts U.N. resolutions, especially U.N. Security Council resolutions on Western Sahara". "The proclamation would undermine the de-escalation efforts made at all levels in order to pave…
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