Algeria's economy is expected to create about 350,000 jobs per year of employment to absorb unemployment in the country, the Chairman of the Forum of Heads of Enterprises (FCE), Reda Hamiani said...

Porous borders and weak security institutions have heightened the threat posed by violent groups in East and West Africa, and the US is working with countries in both regions to counter the...

The Fourth Ministerial Follow-up Meeting of Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV), which ended on Sunday in Marrakech, called for reinforcing the support for Africa in...

Algeria’s parties prepared their final rallies ahead of the May 10 legislative polls Sunday, after the Arab Spring sweeping the region failed to bring new faces to the campaign and spark the...

Demonstrations outside the Ministry of Defence in the Abbassiya district of Cairo have ended and the army is holding 300 protestors in prison of 15 days. One soldier was killed and scores of...

An offshoot of Al-Qaeda now dominates northern Mali, regional security sources said Saturday, as militants brazenly began to impose their radical vision of Islam by desecrating a holy tomb in...

Francois Hollande has won the French elelction with preliminary results registering about 52% of the votes against 48% for Nicholas Sarkozy, who has conceded defeat .The turnout was just over 80%....

The world's population today is healthier, wealthier, and better educated than ever before. Yet, despite incredible progress, disconcerting realities stubbornly persist....

Citing growing violence and polarisation along sectarian lines, human rights groups and independent experts here are urging Washington to exert more pressure on the government of Bahrain to free...

It was tough for Hassan Toure to decide to stay in his small town on the outskirts of Kidal, in northern Mali. The government troops had withdrawn on Mar. 30, and several armed groups, including...

Algeria’s dominant National Liberation Front (FLN) party said on Friday it would be satisfied with a turnout of 45 percent in the May 10 legislative elections. Speaking after a campaign rally in...

Libya’s Arabian Gulf Oil Company (Agoco) has cut oil production by another 10,000 barrels per day (bpd) due to protests that have closed off its headquarters for nearly two weeks, a spokesman said on...

The arms trade is flourishing in North Africa, Jeune Afrique (JA) writes. In 2011 it says, Algeria has even become the biggest spending country in Africa in terms of weapons, with a whopping 6.5...

A month ago, I discovered the mysteries of Panem while watching “ The Hunger Games.” The film has its set up in a futuristic flash-forward style by engaging youngsters in a reality TV show mastered...

The President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) this week visited Tunisia, cradle of the 'Arab Spring', and said he expected EBRD funds to start flowing to the country in...

Algeria will amend its hydrocarbons law before the end of the year to attract more foreign investment an adviser to the country’s energy minister said on Thursday....

The African Development Bank (ADB) said on Thursday in Algiers that the growth of Africa was still "fragile" and completely dependent on the demand for raw materials, developed and emerging...

The Joint Communiqué of the Third Session of the Joint Commission between Morocco and Niger which took place Thursday in Niamey, advocated upgrading the level of strategic partnership of...

A report by the global accounting firm painted a mixed picture for investment prospects in the continent of 1 billion people. Despite the growth in FDI, optimism over economic reforms and a...