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Algeria extends lockdown in continued effort to contain COVID-19

xinhuanet.com - May 13, 2020 0

The Algerian government on Tuesday announced its decision to extend the country's lockdown until May 31, in efforts to contain the spread of the...

Photo taken on Jan. 22, 2020 shows an exterior view of the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland. The WHO on Wednesday night extended to Thursday its emergency talks on whether the novel coronavirus outbreak in China constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). (Xinhua/Liu Qu)

Up to 190,000 people in Africa could die of COVID-19 if mitigation measures fail

xinhuanet.com - May 8, 2020 0

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said that between 83,000 to 190,000 people in Africa could die of COVID-19 while an additional 29...

Algeria reports 4,648 COVID-19 cases in total

xinhuanet.com - May 5, 2020 0

Algerian health authorities on Monday reported 172 new COVID-19 infections and two more death cases, while President Abdelmadjid Tebboune urged for ensuring access to...

Algeria urges UN to adopt resolution to halt hostilities amid COVID-19 pandemic

xinhuanet.com - May 5, 2020 0

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Monday called on the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution to immediately halt hostilities in the world, amid...

Algerian Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad (2nd R) and Chinese Ambassador to Algeria Li Lianhe (3rd R) attend a donation ceremony of Chinese medical supplies at Algiers International Airport, Algeria, April 21, 2020. More Chinese medical supplies onboard a plane arrived at Algiers International Airport on Tuesday night to help the North African nation contain the spread of the COVID-19. The latest batch of supplies, weighing nearly 20 tons, included medical masks, testing kits, ventilators and other medical equipment. (Xinhua)

Algeria decides to reopen more businesses to ease anti-coronavirus lockdown impact

xinhuanet.com - Apr 25, 2020 0

The Algerian government on Saturday decided to re-open more businesses, in a move to ease the adverse effect of the nationwide lockdown imposed to...

Algeria reports 129 new COVID-19 cases, 3,256 in total

xinhuanet.com - Apr 25, 2020 0

Algeria on Saturday reported 129 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number in the North African country to 3,256. ...

Algeria relaxes lockdown measures on eve of Ramadan

xinhuanet.com - Apr 24, 2020 0

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Thursday ordered the government to gradually lift the lockdown measures due to an improved COVID-19 situation. In...

Algeria reports 2,718 COVID-19 cases in total

xinhuanet.com - Apr 20, 2020 0

Algeria on Monday reported 89 new cases from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total cases to 2,718. In...

The Flagrant Isolation of South Africa within the Security Council on the Moroccan Sahara...

News Ghana - Apr 16, 2020 0

The United Nations Security Council held a briefing yesterday by the UN Secretariat on the issue of the Moroccan Sahara, pursuant to resolution 2494...

COVID-19 cases hit 1,914 in Algeria, 293 die

xinhuanet.com - Apr 12, 2020 0

Algeria said on Sunday that the novel coronavirus cases have reached 1,914 in the North African country, with a death toll of 293. ...

Algeria reports 105 COVID-19 death cases

xinhuanet.com - Apr 3, 2020 0

Algeria on Friday reported 22 new death cases from the COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 105. ...

China sends medical aid to Algeria to help combat COVID-19

xinhuanet.com - Mar 27, 2020 0

A plane carrying Chinese medical aid arrived on Friday at the International Airport of Algiers, as part of the Chinese efforts to help combat...

Malaria treatment protocol approved for COVID-19 in Algeria as infections hit 230

xinhuanet.com - Mar 24, 2020 0

Algeria on Monday announced that it has authorized hospitals to use the treatment protocol meant for malaria on patients infected with the novel coronavirus...

Algeria to suspend cruises, flights with France

xinhuanet.com - Mar 16, 2020 0

Algeria on Sunday announced the suspension of all flights and sea voyages with France as of March 17 in a move to contain the...

Stop shouting fire! When there is no fire – media warned

Ghana News Agency - Mar 14, 2020 0

Mr Yaw Boadu Ayeboafoh, the Chairman of the National Media Commission, has cautioned the media against shouting ‘fire’ when there is actually no fire,...

Algeria closes schools over coronavirus concerns

xinhuanet.com - Mar 12, 2020 0

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Thursday announced the closure of educational establishments as a preventive measure against the spread of COVID-19. Tebboune announced the...

Nigeria records second case of COVID-19

Ghana News Agency - Mar 11, 2020 0

Nigeria has recorded its second case of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the country's Health Ministry has said. The second patient contracted the...

Algeria picks the highest boxing slots for Tokyo 2020

Ghana News Agency - Mar 2, 2020 0

Algeria picked the highest slots in Boxing from Africa for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, at the just-ended Africa Olympic Games qualifier in Dakar,...

Algeria confirms 1st COVID-19 case

xinhuanet.com - Feb 26, 2020 0

Algerian Health Minister Abderrahmane Benbouzid on Tuesday announced that the first COVID-19 case was detected in the country. In a statement to...

Algeria, Qatar share convergent views on regional, international issues

xinhuanet.com - Feb 26, 2020 0

Algeria and Qatar on Tuesday confirmed that they share convergent views on prevailing regional and international issues. The remarks came as Qatari...

Egypt condemns deadly terrorist attack on border army barracks in Algeria

xinhuanet.com - Feb 12, 2020 0

Egypt condemned on Wednesday a recent terrorist attack that targeted an Algerian army barracks near its border with Mali and left one soldier dead. ...

Algerian PM presents Plan of Action in lower house of parliament

xinhuanet.com - Feb 11, 2020 0

Algerian Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad on Tuesday said one of the most important challenges of the government is to get Algeria out of a...

Tunisia, Algeria seek stronger ties

xinhuanet.com - Feb 3, 2020 0

Tunisian President Kais Saied and his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune called for high-level meetings to open up wider horizons for bilateral relations in several...

Algeria, Libya plan to establish free trade zone

xinhuanet.com - Jan 28, 2020 0

Algerian Minister of Trade Kamel Rezig announced on Tuesday a joint initiative with Libya to establish a free trade area. "The government...

Algeria says Mali will defeat terrorism

xinhuanet.com - Jan 26, 2020 0

Algeria on Sunday "strongly condemned the "terrorist attack that targeted the Sokolo military camp in central Mali." "Algeria is confident that Mali...

Turkey is one of Algeria's leading trade partners [AFP/Getty Images]

Algeria, Turkey vow to cooperate in defense industry

xinhuanet.com - Jan 26, 2020 0

The Algerian and Turkish presidents on Sunday signed a joint declaration to establish a high-level cooperation council to boost their economic partnership. ...

FILE - Smoke rises during a fight between members of the Libyan internationally recognized government forces and Eastern forces in Ain Zara, Tripoli, Libya, May 5, 2019.

Algeria, Turkey agree to endorse Berlin outcome on Libya

xinhuanet.com - Jan 26, 2020 0

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Sunday said he agreed with his visiting Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to support the outcome of the...

Libya’s UN-backed PM visits Algeria to discuss situation

xinhuanet.com - Jan 6, 2020 0

Prime Minister of Libya's UN-recognized Government of National Accord Fayez al-Sarraj is in Algeria on Monday to discuss developments in Libya, the presidency said...

African football year in review

News Ghana - Dec 21, 2019 0

Algeria proved deserved winners of an African Cup of Nations tournament while Esperance won a rare back-to-back double to be again crowned the best...

Maghreb countries emphasize coordinating national, regional AfCFTA implementation strategies

xinhuanet.com - Nov 18, 2019 0

Representatives of Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania and Tunisia have called for urgent need to coordinate the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement implementation...

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