2025 in Algeria

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Events in the year 2025 in Algeria.

Incumbents

• President: Abdelmadjid Tebboune
• Prime Minister: Nadir Larbaoui (until 28 August); Sifi Ghrieb onwards

Events

January

• 17 January – A Spanish national is abducted in the south of the country by a "transnational mafia". He is subsequently located in neighboring Mali and released by the Azawad Liberation Front on 20 January. ^[1]

February

• 11–12 February – A nationwide strike is held by teachers in protest over low salaries and poor working conditions. ^[2]

March

• 9 March – Elections are held for 72 seats in the 144-member Council of the Nation. ^[3]
• 19 March – A fighter jet of the Algerian Air Force crashes during a training mission near Aoulef in Adrar Province, killing the pilot. ^[4]
• 27 March – A court in Dar El Beïda sentences writer Boualem Sansal, who holds dual French nationality, to five years' imprisonment and a fine of 500,000 Algerian dinars ($3,730) for comments deemed to be undermining Algeria's territorial integrity. ^[5]
• 31 March – The Algerian Army says it had shot down a drone that had entered the country's airspace from Mali near Tin Zaouatine. ^[6]

April

• 6 April –
  • Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali withdraw their ambassadors from Algeria as part of protests against accusations by Algiers over the drone shoot-down incident near the Malian border on 31 March. ^[7]
  • Algeria suspends all flights to and from Mali, citing multiple airspace violations. ^[8]
• 14 April – Algeria orders the expulsion of 12 French diplomats in retaliation for France indicting three Algerians for the 2024 abduction of dissident Amir Boukhors in Paris. ^[9] In retaliation, France expels 12 Algerian diplomats the next day. ^[10]

May

• 11 May – Algeria orders the expulsion of 15 French diplomats, citing breaches of diplomatic procedures related in part to the replacement of staff expelled in the previous round of removals in April. ^[11]
• 26 May – Former presidential candidates Saïda Neghza, Belkacem Sahli and Abdelhakim Hamadi are convicted and sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment for corruption. ^[12]

June

• 10 June – The European Union adds Algeria to its list of high risk jurisdictions for money laundering and terrorism financing. ^[13]
• 22 June – Three fans die and more than 70 others are injured after a security barrier collapses during celebrations at the Stade du 5 Juillet in Algiers following MC Alger’s league title win against NC Magra. ^[14]
• 28 June – French freelance sports journalist Christophe Gleizes is sentenced by a court in Algeria to seven years' imprisonment on charges that include terrorism and illegal entry to Algeria in connection with his reporting on JS Kabylie. ^[15]

August

• 5 August – A civil protection surveillance aircraft crashes during a training mission at Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport in Taher, killing four people. ^[16]
• 15 August – A bus falls off a bridge into the Oued El Harrach river in El Harrach, killing 18 people and injuring 24 others. ^[17]

September

• 4 September – Mali files a case in the International Court of Justice against Algeria over the latter's shootdown of a Malian military drone in the Tinzaouaten area on 31 March. ^[18]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Algeria

Source: ^[19]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 12 January – Amazigh New Year
• 22 February – Day of Fraternity and Cohesion in Algeria
• 31 March – Eid al-Fitr
• 1 May - Labour Day
• 7 June — Eid al-Adha
• 26 June – Awal Muharram
• July 5 – Independence Day
• 4 September – Milad un-Nabi
• 1 November – Revolution Day

Deaths

• 4 February – Sid Ahmed Ghozali, 87, prime minister (1991–1992). ^[20]
• 13 August – Rachid Ferhani, 80, Kabyle singer. ^[21]
• 14 August – Noureddine Ben Omar, 74, film and television director. ^[22]
• 24 August – Khaled Louma, 70, musician and radio presenter ^[23]

See also

• 2020s
• African Union
• Arab League
• al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
• Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Algeria Province

References

1. "Mali rebel group frees Spanish national kidnapped in Algeria". AP News. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
2. "Teachers across Algeria go on strike to protest low salaries and poor conditions". AP News. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
3. "La course aux élections sénatoriales est lancée". El watan. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
4. Alashray, Enas (19 March 2025). "Pilot killed as military jet crashes in Algeria, Ennahar TV says". Reuters. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
5. "Algerian court sentences writer Sansal to five years in jail". France 24. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
6. "Algeria says it downed a drone near its border with Mali as tensions simmer between the 2 countries". AP News. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
7. "Sahel alliance recalls ambassadors from Algeria after the downing of a Malian drone". AP News. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
8. "Algeria suspends flights to Mali over airspace violations". Africanews. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
9. "Algeria to expel 12 French embassy officials". BBC. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
10. "France expels 12 Algerian officials in tit-for-tat move amid diplomatic tensions". AP News. 16 April 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
11. "France expels Algerian diplomats in tit-for-tat decision as their feud deepens". AP News. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
12. "Algeria: Three former presidential candidates sentenced to 10 years in jail". Africanews. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
13. "EU removes Philippines from 'high-risk' money-laundering list, adds Monaco". ABS-CBN. June 12, 2025. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
14. "MC Alger supporters die falling from Algerian football stadium". BBC. 2025-06-22. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
15. "French sportswriter sentenced to 7 years for 'glorifying terrorism' in Algeria". AP News. 2025-06-30. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
16. "Four killed as plane crashes at Algeria airport". Gulf News. August 5, 2025. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
17. "At least 18 dead after bus plunges off bridge in El Harrach, east of Algiers". Africanews. August 16, 2025. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
18. "Mali files ICJ case against Algeria over the destruction of a military reconnaissance drone". AP News. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
19. "National Holidays in Algeria 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
20. وفاة رئيس الحكومة الأسبق سيد احمد غزالي (in Arabic)
21. Benmokhtar, Ouamar (2025-08-14). "L'artiste Rachid Ferhani n'est plus". L'Algérie Aujourd'hui (in French). Retrieved 2025-08-15.
22. "المخرج التلفزيوني والسينمائي نور الدين بن عمر في ذمة الله".
23. "Khaled Louma, pionnier du rock algérien, est mort". Le Monde (in French). 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.

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