BLIDA, ALGERIA, Algeria intends to export electric energy to neighbouring countries once it is able to meet domestic demand, says Energy Minister Mustapha Guitouni.

“In the first stage, we plan to export electric power in …

ALGIERS, Algeria’s Minister of Interior, Local Authorities and National Planning, Noureddine Bedoui, has announced an ambitious programme to rationalize energy consumption and promote the use of renewable energy in the country from the second half …

BAGHDAD, Low turnout and voting irregularities marked the initial hours of voting Saturday in Iraq’s first elections since the country declared victory over the Islamic State group.

Voting began early Saturday morning in a contest …

ORAN, Algeria’s national hydrocarbon group, Sonatrach, plans to double its production capacity of oil and gas over the next ten years, says group Chief Exectuive Officer Abdelmoumen Ould Kaddour.

“We want to double our hydrocarbon …

MOGADISHU, Somalia, The UN top envoy in Somalia, ended a two-day visit to Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp, where he highlighted the gradual progress made in the Horn of Africa nation.

Michael Keating, UN Secretary-General’s Special …

RABAT, Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has sent a message of condolence and compassion to Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika over the crash of a military aircraft neat Algiers on Wednesday which claimed the lives of all …

Somalia’s Speaker of Parliament, Mohamed Osman Jawari, has resigned after a three-week power struggle with the country’s prime minister, officials say

Constitution Minister Abdirahman Hosh Jibril announced in a tweet that Speaker Jawari had submitted …