At the end of 1957, colonial France asserted that « political dissent » in Algeria had been eradicated. Yet, the Algerian people would soon go down the street to once again show their desire for independence under the banner of FLN / ALN. On December 11, 1960, three years after the Battle of Algiers, large-scale popular uprisings […]

Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia’s statement to the press – Abidjan, 30 November 2017. Algeria donated more than a 100 million US dollars in aid to five countries of the Sahel sub-region to help them fight terrorism, said the Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia whom the President of the Republic Abdelaziz Bouteflika designated to represent him at […]

http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=58251#.Wir4K9Jl_Z5   8 December 2017 – Wednesday’s decision by United States President Donald Trump recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel has been widely welcomed in Israel but it has also caused much anger among Palestinians and anxiety across the Middle East and beyond, the United Nations envoy on the region’s peace process told ta […]

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Guinea Mamadi Touré is paying, as from 04th December, a working visit to Algiers to co-chair, along with the head of the Algerian diplomacy Abdelkader Messahel, the works of the third  session of the joint cooperation Commission on 04-05 December.

Foreign Minister Messahel received in Algiers, on 03rd December, the Chinese vice Minister for Trade, Yu Jianhua. The two officials discussed on enhancing economic bilateral cooperation & other issues of mutual interest.

On the occasion of his participation in the “Med Dialogues 2017” Conference  (Roma, 30 November-02 December), Foreign Minister Abdelkader Messahel met, on 2nd December, Ahmed Maitig, 1st Vice President of the Presidential Council of Libya. The two officials discussed on the ways of accompanying libyans in their quest for a political solution to the crisis and to deal […]

On the occasion of his participation in the “Med Dialogues 2017” Conference  (Roma, 30 November-02 December), Foreign Minister Abdelkader Messahel met, on 2nd December, Angelino Alfano, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy. The two officials discussed about bilateral relations and the ways and means of their strengthening them, as well as regional and international issues […]

On this occasion, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdelkader Messahel presented the Algerian approach in terms of counterterrorism and violent extremism and its experience in the field of de-radicalization. Speaking about the issue of migration in the Mediterranean, Messahel said that: “migration represents, particularly with regard to the significant loss of lives recorded and the resurgence […]

On the sidelines of the works of the 5th African Union/European Union Summit held in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire) on 29-30 November, PM Ouyahia met his Ugandan counterpart, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda & on this occasion, the delegations of the two countries held a working session. The two Prime Ministers emphasized their commitment to working […]

On the sidelines of his participation at the 5th African Union-European Union summit in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire), Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia held talks on 29th November with his Belgian counterpart Charles Michel. During the meeting, the two Prime Ministers made a global overview on the state of the bilateral cooperation between Algeria and Belgium, and […]

On sidelines of the AU/EU Summit 2017, Algeria’s Foreign Minister Messahel met his Nigerian counterpart: discussions on bilateral cooperation, AU-EU partnership & many African issues on the Agenda of the African Union.

The two Foreign Ministers discussed about bilateral relations & the African Union-European Union Partnership, as well as other issues on the agenda of the Pan-African Organization.

Foreign Minister Abdelkader Messahel met on 28th November, in Abidjan, Sigmar Gabriel, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany. The two officials discussed bilateral relations, ways of enhancing cooperation, situation in the region & AU-EU partnership.

A Delegation from Poland headed by H.E Waszczykowski, Poland Minister of Foreign Affairs, paid a courtesy visit to the African Centre for the Study and Research on Terrorism (ACSRT), based at Algiers, to discuss the threat of terrorism in Africa and possible areas of cooperation. http://www.peaceau.org/en/page/2-3591-static-about-african-centre-for-study-and-research-on-terrorism-ACSRT http://caert.org.dz/fr/  

MFA/Poland Press Office:  “Minister Waszczykowski started his two-day visit with a meeting with his counterpart, Abdelkader Messahel, which reviewed the current bilateral agenda, including cooperation areas. Minister Waszczykowski outlined Poland’s transformation experiences and current pro-development measures pursued by the Polish government. The chief of Polish diplomacy shared Poland’s view of the state of affairs in […]

The Algerian experience in de-radicalization will serve as an example for further disengagement policies worldwide, said Carnegie Middle East Center in an article published last Friday, entitled « A Life after Jihadism ». So far, « there is no ideal template or programme for the demobilization of jihadists … yet, thinking about the Algerian experience is a useful […]

Statement by Mohamed Salem Ould Salek Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic REPUBLICA ARABE SAHARAUI DEMOCRATICA MINISTERIO ASUNTOS EXTERIORES 2017/11/19   « The presence of the Sahrawi Republic at the fifth summit of the AU-EU partnership due to take place in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire) in the few coming days is as a strategic victory […]

Communiqué Within the coordination framework of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Local Communities and Physical Planning and in order to improve the conditions and the time-frames for the issuance of a Certificate of Competency for a Driving Permit, this is to inform the general public that on the proposal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, […]

Foreign Minister Abdelkader Messahel attended the Ministerial meeting on Trade, Security, and Governance in Africa held at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C, and met on this occasion his Ugandan Counterpart Hon. Sam Kutesa.

On the 15th November 2017, Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia received Ildefonso CASTRO LOPEZ, Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, who paid a visit to Algeria as part of regular Algerian-Spanish political consultations. Mr. CASTRO LOPEZ delivered a message from the Spanish PM addressed to the Pdt of the Republic, Abdelaziz Bouteflika. The meeting was […]

Algiers, 14-15 November 2017. A high level regional conference ‘Creativity, Employment and Economic Development in the Southern Mediterranean’ was organized by the Algerian Ministry of Industry and Mines in conjunction with UNIDO  in conjunction with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) . The event took place in […]

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France – Daily press briefing (13.11.17) Q – France mentioned several months ago that it would submit proposals on the Mali peace process to Algiers. Did that ever happen, and in what way? Do you have the sense that Algeria is fully committed to helping the political process in Mali? A […]