The Latest Breaking News from Algeria

Two French-Moroccan holidaymakers were shot dead by the Algerian coastguard after they strayed across the maritime border between Morocco and Algeria while jet skiing.

French-Moroccan dual nationals took wrong turn at beach resort near Algeria-Morocco border

In tonight's edition: Ethiopia and Egypt are among the six developing nations that have been invited to join the BRICS bloc. And Algeria sends an envoy to Niger for diplomatic talks with the military junta as the regional ECOWAS bloc grows increasingly frustrated with negotiations. Finally, despite an economic crisis…

Algeria has engaged in a diplomatic tour of three Ecowas countries in a bid to broker a diplomatic solution to resolve the crises across the Sahel, and avoid military intervention in Niger.

AU opposes countries outside Africa getting involved, but gives more nuanced position on any Ecowas military action

Local media has reported that the North African country’s Ministry of Culture and Arts notified cinemas to ‘immediately’ pull the film

The North African country said the film allegedly does not abide by its cultural values

Another country has banned Barbie on moral grounds.

‘Barbie’ has been pulled from cinemas in Algeria almost a month after it opened in the North African country