In a statement to APS, the Media Director at the Ministry of Communication, Fatima Zahra Zeghaimi, said "nearly 80 journalists representing major Arab and foreign media, including 20 special correspondents, in addition to over 600 Algerian journalists from the different print and broadcast media, have been accredited to cover the upcoming elections."
"All necessary measures have been taken for the media coverage of 4 May elections," said Zeghaimi.
A special committee has been set up at the International Press Centre for the accreditation of Algerian and foreign journalists, she added.
The Centre has been endowed with all necessary means to allow journalists accomplish their mission in best conditions, she said.