Scope: Algeria Focus
Infrastructure & Cloud
Doubling the Pipe: Algeria’s Plan to Expand International Fibre Capacity for the AI Era
⚡ Key Takeaways Two new submarine cables, Medusa and Africa-1, enter service in Algeria during 2026, with Medusa carrying up...
Skills & Careers
Algeria–Italy Twinning: 7 Universities Bet on Genoa to Fix the Employability Gap
⚡ Key Takeaways On January 22, 2026, seven Algerian universities — Médéa, Ouargla, Tlemcen, Oran 1, Constantine 3, USTHB, and...
Digital Economy
BaridiMob and Edahabia Beat the Banks: Why Postal Rails Dominate Algeria’s Digital Payments Mix
⚡ Key Takeaways New CERIST-indexed research confirms BaridiMob and Edahabia dominate Algeria’s digital payment volume and value, ahead of CIB...
Cybersecurity & Risk
Decree 26-07 Six Months In: How Algerian Public Bodies Are Standing Up Cybersecurity Units in 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways Presidential Decree 26-07, published January 21, 2026, requires every Algerian public body to stand up a dedicated...
Policy & Regulation
Algeria’s New Public Procurement Implementing Decree: Application Rules and the 2026-2028 Sectoral Roadmap for Suppliers
⚡ Key Takeaways On March 18, 2026, Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb chaired a Government meeting that opened examination of a...
Cybersecurity & Risk
Algeria’s SOC Talent Crunch: Learnership Models Algerian Universities Should Borrow from Nedscaper and MANCOSA
⚡ Key Takeaways Africa-wide SOC learnership programmes — Nedscaper’s 12-month South African cohort, MANCOSA’s accredited cybersecurity learnership, and CMU-Africa’s Rwanda-based...
Skills & Careers
Algeria–UK DGSN Pact: A New Pipeline for Digital-Forensics and Biometric-Policing Engineers
⚡ Key Takeaways In November 2025, DGSN Director General Ali Badaoui and UK Minister of State Alex Norris signed an...
Startups
Baladna Algeria Signs $635M Phase-Two Dairy Project: U.S. Cattle Airlift, Adrar Mega-Farm, and the World’s Largest Dairy Investment
⚡ Key Takeaways Qatar’s Baladna and Algerian state partners signed phase-two dairy contracts worth $635M on April 24, 2026 in...
AI & Automation
ENSIA-Tsinghua Joint AI Lab: Algeria’s First Tier-One Research Bridge to China
⚡ Key Takeaways On March 12, 2025, ENSIA and Tsinghua’s AI Research Institute (AIR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to...
Startups
Felhanout Launches in Algeria: 90 Restaurants, 400 Drivers, and a 0% Commission Bet Against Yassir
⚡ Key Takeaways Felhanout went live April 1, 2026 with 90 partner restaurants and 400 drivers on roughly $120K of...
Skills & Careers
Sonatrach × Vocational Training: How Algeria Is Rewriting the Energy-Tech Curriculum
⚡ Key Takeaways On March 3, 2026, Vocational Training Minister Nacima Arhab and Sonatrach committed to a curriculum-alignment process targeting...
