ALGIERS- African journalists are called upon to master economic and commercial data of the continent in addition to the major challenges of the continent in order to ensure effective support for the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area ( AfCFTA), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) said Thursday.

ALGIERS- The chairman and managing director of Sonatrach, Toufik Hekkar, said the group will work as partner to the development of renewable, as one of the pillars for the country's energy security, in addition to preserving the level of the reserves, production and investment in refining, petrochemical and processing industries.

HASSI R’MEL (Laghouat)- President of the Republic, Abdelmadji Tebboune, stressed on Wednesday that energy transition is one of the “major” priorities to strengthen the country’s energy security, saying he is optimistic  about the promising prospects in this area.

HASSI R'MEL (LAGHOUAT) - Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad announced on Wednesday in Hassi R'Mel (Laghouat) that an international arrest warrant would be issued against the main defendant in the case of Sonatrach acquisition of the Augusta refinery (Italy).

ALGIERS- Algeria, represented by Sonelgaz, has taken over the presidency of the Maghreb Committee of Electricity (COMELEC) for a three-year term (2021-2023), Sonelgaz said Tuesday in a statement.

ALGIERS- Mohamed Ali Boughazi took Monday his new office as minister of Tourism, Craft Industry and Family Work, replacing Mohamed Hamidou, following the ministerial reshuffle conducted Sunday by President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

ALGIERS- Deputy Minister in charge of the Knowledge Economy and Startups Yacine Oualid participated Monday at the opening of the workshops of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) on e-Governance, said a ministerial statement.

ALGIERS- Deputy Minister in charge of Foreign Trade Aissa Bekkai underlined Saturday, in Algiers, that there are more than 15 exportable products in Algeria, announcing a series of measures to support economic operators and increase export volume.

ALGIERS- The agri-food and agriculture constitute the main sectors likely to contribute to strengthening trade between Algeria and Côte d'Ivoire, the director general of the Arab-African Center of investment and development (CAAID), Amine Boutalbi said on Saturday in Algiers.

ALGIERS- Climate change threatens the country's plant genetic resources, which may further increase its dependence on imported seeds, alerted a researcher at the National Institute of Agronomic Research (INRA), calling for urgent need to preserve these resources.