Format: Analysis
Startups
B2B SaaS Made in Algeria: Local Startups Taking on ERP, HR, and CRM Markets
A standard SAP implementation in Algeria costs upward of $200,000 for a small-to-medium enterprise. The interface arrives in English, the tax modules are built for German and American compliance, and the payment integration assumes credit cards.
Startups
Algeria on the Global Stage: How Startups Are Winning at GITEX and VivaTech
Three years ago, Algeria's presence at global tech exhibitions was close to invisible. Today, a 50-startup delegation occupies the "largest African stand" at VivaTech Paris, an investment fund for African tech companies is being launched from Algiers, and the country is hosting
Digital Economy
The Dinar Wall: How Non-Convertibility Is Slowing Algeria’s Digital Economy
There is a specific frustration that every Algerian developer, startup founder, and digital professional knows intimately: the moment a payment form asks for a card number, and you know — before you even type the digits — that it will be declined. AWS, GitHub Pro, Figma,
Startups
Algeria Startup Challenge 2025: Inside the Country’s Biggest Competition
On November 27, 2025, three government ministers took the stage in Algiers to close the 7th edition of the Algeria Startup Challenge. The occasion — a final ceremony that drew startups, corporate partners, institutional backers, and press — marked the largest annual
Startups
From Sahara to Shelf: Startups Building Algeria’s Agri-Export Tech Stack
Algeria has over 443,000 hectares of olive plantations and produces more than a million metric tons of dates per year. It is the fourth largest date producer on earth.
Startups
Beyond FarmAI: Algeria’s Agritech Startup Scene in Oran, Constantine, and Tlemcen
Algeria feeds 46 million people from a country where roughly 12–13% of arable land is irrigated. That gap between potential and reality is the market that a generation of regional agritech founders is now working to close — and the action is not only in Algiers.
Digital Economy
The Facebook Shop Economy: How Algerians Are Selling Billions Informally Online
Algeria's largest e-commerce channel is not an app. It is not a website.
Digital Economy
Algeria’s First Fintech Law: Who Got a PSP License and What Actually Changed
When the Bank of Algeria published Instruction No. 06–2025 on August 17, 2025, it formally ended a decade of regulatory ambiguity.
Digital Economy
11 Mobile Banks, One Winner: Algeria’s Neobank Race Is On
When Regulation 24-64 was signed on October 13, 2024, it did not just create a legal framework for digital banks in Algeria — it started a race. More than eleven companies reportedly expressed interest in or initiated applications for digital banking licenses within the first
Policy & Regulation
Age Verification Online: The Global Push to Prove You’re Old Enough for the Internet
The World Decided Children Should Not Have Unrestricted Internet Access The political consensus arrived with remarkable speed. Between 2023 and 2025, a cascade of legislation across democracies established that online platforms must verify the age of their users — or face severe consequences.
Policy & Regulation
Digital Accessibility Laws: How WCAG Mandates and the EU Accessibility Act Are Reshaping
The Regulatory Turning Point Digital accessibility has crossed a threshold from voluntary best practice to legal obligation in major markets worldwide. The European Accessibility Act (EAA), which took effect on June 28, 2025, requires all digital products and services sold in EU
