Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. It is hard not to be awestruck by events in Algeria over the last three weeks.

Amid broad debate about French language's place in France's former African colonies, Algeria is denying that efforts to force Francophone private schools to adopt the country's national curriculum ...

The release of the song "El Watan El Akhbar" ("The Great Nation") seemed to capture the sentiments that were running wildly through the hearts of young people across the Arab world. Longtime rulers ...

CAIRO (Reuters Life!) - Algerian singer and guitarist Souad Massi says that by spanning two cultures, Arab and Western, she has won some new fans on both sides of the divide. Massi, 34, plays American ...

Algeria aims to demonstrate diplomatic clout this week as it hosts the first Arab League summit since before the COVID-19 pandemic, but political divisions mean any show of unity among the club's ...

Algerian institutions are officially abandoning French in favor of Arabic and English in their official and administrative documents and communications amid rising tensions with France. In a statement ...

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Arab leaders on Tuesday met in Algeria at the 31st summit of the largest annual Arab conference to seek common ground on divisive issues in the region. The meeting comes ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Amid broad debate ...