Permanent committee set up to process import requests
Sifi Ghrieb installed the permanent committee for monitoring and processing import requests on 17 October, according to a statement from the prime minister’s office carried by Radio Algérienne. Created under executive decree 26-327 of 13 October 2026, it is tasked with examining requests for each import operation. Sensitive or priority products needed to supply the domestic market or keep production units running are to receive urgent treatment. The stated aim is to support economic activity and investment while maintaining the availability of goods and services.
Source: Radio Algérienne
Arkab reports $37.5 billion in hydrocarbon export receipts
Mohamed Arkab said on 17 October that hydrocarbon exports generated $37.5 billion between January and September 2026. The minister put the average price of Algerian crude at about $97 a barrel, up 37% on the same period in 2025. Marketed Algerian gas averaged roughly $11.3 per million British thermal units. He also reported hydrocarbon tax receipts of 2,841 billion dinars. That tax figure is separate from export revenues; the 37% increase concerns the average crude price, not the total value of exports.
Source: Radio Algérienne
Algeria joins OIC foreign ministers’ meeting in Baghdad
Sofiane Chaib attended the opening of the 52nd session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s Council of Foreign Ministers on 17 October. Iraq is chairing the meeting, held in Baghdad on 17 and 18 October. According to the foreign ministry’s statement, the agenda includes Palestine, developments in Gaza and the West Bank, including Jerusalem, and coordination between member states. Economic, scientific, cultural and humanitarian cooperation is also under discussion, alongside the organisation’s action programme for 2026–2035.
Source: Radio Algérienne
ENA’s 54th graduating class honoured in Algiers
Brahim Merad presided over the graduation ceremony for the National School of Administration’s 54th class in Algiers on 17 October. The class bears the name of former president Liamine Zeroual, and graduates received their diplomas at the ceremony. The minister stressed high-quality training for public officials and an administration closer to citizens. The school’s director outlined a curriculum focused on digital transformation, transparency and corruption prevention.
Source: Radio Algérienne
Assia Djebar discussion explores memory and women’s voices
A TSA report published on 17 October looks back at a literary meeting organised by ANEP the previous day at the Chaïb Dzaïr bookshop in central Algiers. Amar Guendouzi and Nabila Zouiche, academics at Tizi-Ouzou University, discussed two novels by Assia Djebar: La Soif, published in 1957, and La Femme sans sépulture, published in 2002. The discussion explored history, memory, women’s voices and Algeria’s war of independence. An exchange with the audience followed the presentations.
Source: TSA
African mixed martial arts title secured with six gold medals
Algeria won the 2026 African mixed martial arts title at the competition held in Abidjan from 12 to 16 October, according to Radio Algérienne’s report of 17 October. The team collected eight medals: six gold, one silver and one bronze. Coached by Malik Barouk, the delegation comprised twelve athletes, seven men and five women. Côte d’Ivoire finished second with sixteen medals, including four gold, while Burkina Faso placed third with ten medals, including two gold.
Source: Radio Algérienne