According to reports from local media and an AFP journalist, Algerian firefighters were engaged in a fierce struggle against wildfires raging in the northeastern Kabylie region, prompting local authorities to order families to evacuate. Residents were instructed to vacate homes in the path of the fire...
Our coverage continues of the devastating fire that is currently tearing through the Algeria-Tunisia border. Firefighters are continuing to battle the wildfires, which are currently situated near the town of Melloula in northwestern Tunisia. The Algeria Interior Ministry has reported that there are 97 fires burning,...
Algeria has called for reform of UN Security Council and to ask for two permanent seats for Africa. Algeria's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ramtane Lamamra, asked for the change as the ninth conference of senior African officials discussed peace and security across the continent. Lamamra said: "Africa...
Emergency officials have confirmed at least 38 people have died in the wildfires that have swept through Africa's Algeria. Last week, the country's interior minister Kamel Beldjoud said 24 people died in El Tarf, near the border with Tunisia, as well as a mother and daughter in...
Deadly forest fires in northern Algeria in Africa have killed 26 people and left dozens more injured. Kamel Beldjoud, the country's interior minister, said 24 died in El Tarf, near the border with Tunisia, as well as a mother and daughter in Setif. The fires are...