New exploration and production initiatives aim to bolster Algeria’s energy sector and attract international investment through ambitious licensing rounds.

Algeria’s National Development Hydrocarbon Agency (ALNAFT) signed a deal on Wednesday with U.S. Chevron for offshore cooperation, the energy ministry said in a statement.

The National Agency for the Valorization of Hydrocarbon Resources (ALNAFT) has identified six onshore blocks for its current licensing round, which opened in November. These blocks include M’Zaid, Ahara,

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Wednesday took his African Union Commission (AUC) campaigns to Algeria. Raila met the country’s Prime Minister Nadir Larbaoui, with whom he discussed his plans for the continent, should he become the next AUC chairman. He also sought the country’s support for the job.

President Emmanuel Macron and key members of the government will meet in the coming days to decide how to respond to what Paris deems as growing hostility from Algeria, France's foreign minister said on Wednesday.

Italy, Germany, Austria, Algeria and Tunisia signed on Tuesday a joint declaration stating they would press ahead with a plan to build an hydrogen pipeline linking North Africa and Europe, Rome's foreign and energy ministries said.

Algeria signed an agreement with US energy giant Chevron on Wednesday aimed at assessing potential offshore oil resources in the Mediterranean, according to the country's energy ministry.

The Southern Hydrogen Corridor will connect Northern Africa to central Europe through five sub-projects. Meanwhile, Sungrow Hydrogen signed a supply agreement with India's ACME Group for its hydrogen project in Oman.

Egypt, Algeria, Nigeria Rank as the Strongest Militaries in Africa | Firstpost Africa African countries have been heavily investing in the defence sectors to ensure they possess advanced weaponry and technological capabilities to maintain peace and security.

The turbulent relationship between France and its former colony Algeria has hit an all-time low, with the two countries accusing one another of humiliation and wilfully inflaming tensions. RFI

Valérie André, a French aviator and parachutist who became the first woman to become a general officer in France, has died. She was 102.