Sonatrach to increase CAPEX by 50% in 2013
In November 2012, Sonatrach, the Algeria national oil company announced toincrease its capital expenditure from the actual $10 billion in 2012 to $15 billion in 2013.
This first step is part of the new program of oil and gas projects in which Sonatrach is planning to invest up to $80 billion on...
Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika wants to push through constitutional reforms before 2014 elections to put an end to the powerful intelligence service's role as political kingmaker, the ruling FLN party's chairman said.
Any challenge to the Department of Intelligence and...
The French insurance company for foreign trade (COFACE), has maintained the A4 rating for the country risk evaluation for Algeria, in the moment when business environment ranked B and the risk of the middle-term ratings is "quite low."
According to...
ALGIERS, Algeria — Algeria on Friday formally set its next presidential election for April 17, but three months before what could be one of the most important votes in the country's history, no one is sure who is running.
The...
By Borzou Daragahi
Algerian intellectuals like to spin a narrative in the smokey cafés of the graciously rotting capital. In hushed tones, they tell of the bright, ambitious elites who left the coastal cities for the densely forested mountains to...
The conviction of an activist in Algeria after he distributed leaflets about unemployment in the country is a worrying sign that a new law regulating associations is being used to restrict civil society groups’ activities, Amnesty International said.
On 6...
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The African desert is hot. It gets a lot of sun. These are facts that we all know, even if we have no personal experience (and for those of you who haven’t been there, let me assure you, it’s...
"Since big corruption cases are a proven nuisance to the national economy, they will be a priority for the office," OCRC head Abdelmalek Sayeh said.
Algerian politicians on Monday (March 4th) responded to the inauguration of the headquarters of the...
LONDON — Italian prosecutors are investigating possible corruption involving a natural gas pipeline project in Algeria by the energy services company Saipem, which is controlled by the Italian oil company Eni.
As the inquiry has heated up, Saipem’s chief executive...
Contents
Introduction
I: Political Reforms in Algeria: Tightening of Algeria’s Society & Politics
II: The Change in Algeria Genuine Political Islam’s Activists Advocate
III: The Civilian-Military Relations: An Obstacle Facing Democratic Change in Algeria
IV: The Need for a Democratic Reform of Intelligence Agencies...
