Council of the Nation adopts military justice code
The Council of the Nation adopted the military justice code on 7 October, according to an APS report carried by Radio Algérienne. The text covers the organisation of military courts, offences and penalties. It also seeks to standardise legal terminology and strengthen lawyers’ role during investigations and trials. The parliamentary vote alone does not establish when the provisions enter into force.
Source: Radio Algérienne
Pink October: screening campaign and mobile unit announced
The Health Ministry plans to launch a national campaign to expand early breast cancer screening on 8 October. Its statement of 7 October, reported by Radio Algérienne, also announces the departure of the first connected mobile screening caravan. Digital and communications tools are intended to bring specialist services closer to women, particularly those living in remote or isolated areas.
Source: Radio Algérienne
Emergency motorway repairs target completion by the end of 2029
Emergency rehabilitation of the East–West Motorway covers about 190 kilometres and is due to finish by the end of 2029, according to Ali Bouasla, maintenance director at Algérienne des autoroutes. In a Chaîne 2 interview on 6 October, reported on 7 October, he also announced a larger programme. That would involve more extensive repairs to entire sections, but no precise launch date was given.
Source: Radio Algérienne
Ten Algerian businesses explore markets in Madrid
Ten Algerian businesses are taking part in Fruit Attraction at IFEMA Madrid from 6 to 8 October. A Foreign Trade Ministry statement issued on 7 October describes meetings with importers, distributors and buyers to explore markets and partnerships. Discussions address entry requirements including quality, packaging, traceability, cold chains and logistics. They should not be read as an announcement of export contracts already signed.
Source: Radio Algérienne
Lotfi Boudjemaa due at Istanbul justice summit
The justice minister is scheduled to attend the International Justice Summit in Istanbul on 8 and 9 October, according to his ministry’s statement of 7 October. Ministers, senior judicial officials and more than 600 experts and researchers from 70 countries are expected. International justice, humanitarian law, arbitration, technology, human rights and migration are on the announced agenda.
Source: Radio Algérienne
Assia Djebar award ceremony postponed
The eighth Assia Djebar literary-prize ceremony will not take place on its scheduled date of 8 October. TSA reports that ANEP announced the postponement on 7 October following the death of Boualem Boualem, chief of staff at the presidency. No replacement date has been announced. The prize recognises Algerian literary works in Arabic, French and Tamazight; the ceremony is postponed, not permanently cancelled.
Source: TSA
Algeria to face Togo twice in November
The Algerian Football Federation announced on 7 October that Algeria will face Togo on 14 and 17 November, according to an APS report carried by Radio Algérienne. The games are the third and fourth rounds of Group I qualifying for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. The first is at Hocine Aït Ahmed stadium in Tizi Ouzou, with the return at Kégué stadium in Lomé. Algeria leads the group on four points, but that does not mean qualification is secured.
Source: Radio Algérienne