Thursday, July 2, 2026

Algeria

October 28, 2022

Abbas to seek more Arab League support for Palestinians

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he will convey the voice of Jerusalem and Palestinian citizens’ suffering under Israel’s occupation to the Arab League Summit.

Abbas Mahmoud
October 15, 2022

FLASHBACK: Can past World Cup feats spur African teams to glory in Qatar?

No African team has made it past the quarter final stage at previous competitions but the teams participating this fall would be hoping to make history on Arabian soil.

Composite of Rasheed Yekini, Roger Milla, Elhadji Diouf and Asamoa Gyan
September 17, 2022

Osimhen, Ighalo missing as Peseiro names 25 Eagles in Algeria friendly

The friendly holds on September 27, at the 40,000-capacity Stade Olympique in Oran, Algeria.

A composite of Odion Ighalo and Victor Osimhen
August 18, 2022

Heatwave: 26 killed in Algeria wildfire

The wildfires are burning in mountainous areas east of Algeria and the victims were from the provinces of Al Taref and Setif.

Wildfire
August 9, 2022

CHAN Eagles: Rangers FC players invited to camp

Four players of Rangers International FC of Enugu have been called up to the preliminary 35-man list of the CHAN Eagles for qualifiers to the 2023 competition in Algeria.

Rangers International Football Club of Enugu
July 10, 2022

Thirty-five cyclists to represent Nigeria at African cycling championship

The 17 cyclists in the juniors category comprise 11 males and six females, while the 18 cyclists in the elite category have ten males and eight females.

Nigerian track cycling team used to illustrate the story
July 7, 2022

Khalid al-Barnawi, Ansaru factional leader who bombed UN Headquarters, among 64 Boko Haram assets set free from Kuje prisons

The nation’s State Security Service (SSS) in April 2016 described Mr Al-Barnawi’s capture as “a major milestone in the counterterrorism fight of this service.”

Khalid al-Barnawi and Kuje Prison
June 29, 2022

Golden Eaglets need better preparation to qualify for 2023 World Cup: Ugbade

“The bigger ticket is to the World Cup in Peru in 2023. You have set the standards high and you cannot lower it.”

Golden Eaglets (Credit: NFF)
June 18, 2022

Nigeria to host African cycling championship; 20 countries expected: CFN

Nigeria hosted the championship’s first edition in July 2019 in Abuja, with the Nigerian contingent made up of 21 cyclists in both the female and male categories.

Cycling
June 15, 2022

Nigeria, six others’ crude oil production dropped in May: OPEC

The OPEC report showed that crude oil output increased in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Angola, Algeria, and Congo.

OPEC