Investment: Tebboune sets out a January 2027 timetable
Abdelmadjid Tebboune met business leaders at the International Conference Centre in Algiers on 14 October, at the initiative of the Algerian Economic Renewal Council (CREA). He described them as strategic partners of the state and called for a competitive economy able to withstand global fluctuations.
According to TSA, the president announced the formal implementation of the national investment one-stop shop from 1 January 2027. Omar Rekkache, director of the Algerian Investment Promotion Agency (AAPI), is to oversee the transition. Tebboune also said the state would retain its social role.
Source: TSA
A permanent committee to examine import applications
Radio Algérienne reports that decree 26/327, published in Official Journal No. 72, creates a permanent committee under the Minister of Foreign Trade and Export Promotion. Chaired by the minister, it is tasked with examining import applications and giving an opinion on each operation.
This also covers operators’ purchases for their own production and service needs. Urgent handling is provided for sensitive or priority products to maintain supplies and keep production units running. The minister must submit a weekly report on the committee’s activities to the prime minister.
Source: Radio Algérienne
Commission discusses concerns of non-Muslim religious associations
On 14 October, the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Wakfs reported on a meeting of the National Commission for Non-Muslim Religious Worship held on 13 October under Youcef Belmehdi’s chairmanship. The discussions addressed concerns raised by the religious associations concerned.
In the statement quoted by TSA, the ministry reiterated that the Constitution guarantees freedom of worship within the law and reaffirmed the protection of places of worship from political or ideological influence. The commission said it remained willing to listen to associations and address their concerns.
Source: TSA
Three festivals established in Tiaret, Algiers and Ouargla
Three ministerial orders published in Official Journal No. 70 establish cultural festivals, Radio Algérienne reports. An order dated 22 June 2026 provides for an annual national festival of traditional horse riding in Tiaret. Another, dated 1 July 2026, establishes an international festival for the children’s and young people’s book industry in Algiers.
A further order of 1 July 2026 establishes an international festival of children’s and young people’s literature and culture in Ouargla. It also repeals the order of 8 December 2013 that created the International Cultural Festival of Books, Literature and Poetry. These are organisational measures, not the opening of the festivals themselves.
Source: Radio Algérienne
17 October 1961: Mathilde Panot renews call for recognition
Ahead of the 65th anniversary of the 17 October 1961 massacre in Paris, Mathilde Panot, leader of the La France insoumise parliamentary group, renewed her call for it to be recognised as a “state crime”. Radio Algérienne reports that she announced LFI’s participation in commemorations scheduled for Saturday 17 October.
The report also cites an appeal published on 7 October for gatherings in Paris and Thiais, signed by organisations including the French Human Rights League. Its signatories ask candidates in France’s 2027 presidential election to state their position on recognition. This remains a demand, rather than a new decision by the French authorities.
Source: Radio Algérienne
CAF increases grants for member associations and zonal unions
The Confederation of African Football announced a 33% increase in annual grants for its 54 member associations on 14 October, according to a statement reported by Radio Algérienne. Each association will be eligible for up to US$700,000 a year.
Annual funding for zonal unions is to rise from US$750,000 to US$900,000, an increase of 20%. CAF says the measures are intended to support sustainable development and greater financial autonomy in African football. These are announced funding levels, not confirmation that a payment has already reached the Algerian federation.
Source: Radio Algérienne