2024 in Algeria

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Events in the year 2024 in Algeria.

Incumbents

• President: Abdelmadjid Tebboune
• Prime Minister: Nadir Larbaoui

Events

June

• 8–9 June: Riots break out in Tiaret over mandated water rationing in response to droughts and drained reservoirs. ^[1]

July

• 30 July: Algeria withdraws its ambassador from France after the latter declares its support for the Western Sahara Autonomy Proposal, which was proposed by Morocco in 2007. ^[2]

August

• 9 August: Imane Khelif wins a gold medal at the women's welterweight boxing competition of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris amid a row over misinformation regarding her gender. ^[3]
• 31 August: The BRICS New Development Bank authorizes Algeria as a new bank member. ^[4]

September

• 7 September: 2024 Algerian presidential election: Incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is re-elected for a second term with 84% of the vote. ^[5]
• 9 September: At least five people are reported killed following floods in the Algerian Sahara. ^[6]
• 17 September: Abdelmadjid Tebboune is inaugurated for a second term as president. ^[7]
• 26 September: Algeria imposes visa requirements on Moroccans, accusing them of criminal activity in its territory, including "Zionist espionage" and "drug and human trafficking". ^[8]

October

• 11 October: A Swiss tourist is reported killed in unspecified circumstances. ^[9]
• 31 October: Journalist Ihsane El Kadi is released after from prison after receiving a pardon from President Tebboune along with 4,000 prisoners on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Algerian War of Independence. ^[10]

Deaths

• 30 October: Tahar Zbiri, 95, military officer, chief of staff (1964–1967), participant of the 1965 coup d'état and leader of the 1967 coup attempt. ^[11]
• 9 November: Rachid Mekhloufi, 88, football player (Saint-Étienne, France national team) and manager (national team). ^[12]

See also

• Algeria at the 2024 Summer Olympics
• COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
• 2020s
• African Union
• Arab League
• al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
• Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Algeria Province

References

1. "Riots erupt in drought-stricken central Algeria over months of water shortages". AP News. 2024-06-11. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
2. "Algeria recalls ambassador after France backs Moroccan plan for Western Sahara". RFI. 2024-07-30. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
3. "Women rally around Algerian boxer Imane Khelif at Paris Olympics as she has faced backlash". Associated Press. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
4. "BRICS New Development Bank authorizes Algeria to join". Reuters . August 31, 2024.
5. "Algeria's Tebboune re-elected with 84% of vote, according to official results". France 24 . 14 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
6. "Flooding kills more than a dozen people in Morocco and Algeria". Associated Press. September 9, 2024.
7. "Algeria's president sworn in for a second term after lopsided election". Associated Press . 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
8. "Algeria slaps visa requirements on Moroccans, denouncing 'Zionist espionage'". September 26, 2024.
9. "Swiss tourist suffers 'violent death' visiting Algeria with tour group". Associated Press. October 23, 2024.
10. "Algeria: Journalist Ihsane El Kadi obtains presidential pardon". Africanews. November 1, 2024.
11. "Décès du moudjahid Tahar Zbiri" (in French). Radio Algerie. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
12. "Star striker Mekhloufi symbol of Algerian struggle dies at 88". France 24. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.