Scope: Algeria Focus
Skills & Careers
Huawei ICT Academy Meets Algerian Vocational Training: Can Joint Diplomas Create a Viable Alternative to University Degrees?
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s Ministry of Vocational Training signed an MOU with Huawei in May 2025 to offer joint diplomas...
Skills & Careers
The Tech Salary Paradox: Minimum Wage Hikes, Compressed Local Pay, and the Remote Work Gap in Algeria
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s 20% minimum wage hike to 24,000 DZD (Jan 2026) collides with compressed developer salaries: local juniors...
Skills & Careers
The EOR Boom: How Employer of Record Platforms Are Unlocking International Careers for Algerian Developers
⚡ Key Takeaways More than ten major Employer of Record platforms now support Algeria, enabling international companies to hire Algerian...
Cybersecurity & Risk
OT/ICS/SCADA Security in Algeria: Protecting the Industrial Backbone of a Hydrocarbon Economy
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s hydrocarbon economy runs on SCADA and industrial control systems operated by Sonatrach ($45B export revenue) and...
Cybersecurity & Risk
Algeria’s Cybersecurity Startups: How an $11M Fund and Decree 26-07 Create a New Market
⚡ Key Takeaways Algerie Telecom’s 1.5 billion DZD ($11M) fund is Algeria’s first dedicated state-backed investment vehicle for cybersecurity startups,...
Cybersecurity & Risk
Presidential Decree 26-07: Algeria Mandates Dedicated Cybersecurity Units Across Every Public Institution
⚡ Key Takeaways Presidential Decree 26-07, published January 21, 2026, mandates every Algerian public institution to create a dedicated cybersecurity...
Infrastructure & Cloud
The Medusa Submarine Cable: How a EUR 342 Million Mediterranean Mega-Project Is Reshaping Algeria’s Connectivity
⚡ Key Takeaways The Medusa submarine cable system — over 8,700 km, 24 fiber pairs, 480 Tbps total capacity, backed...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Global Africa Tech 2026: Algeria Hosts the Continent’s First Digital Sovereignty and Connectivity Summit
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria hosts Global Africa Tech 2026, the first pan-African summit dedicated to digital sovereignty and connectivity convergence,...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Algeria Hits 3 Million FTTH Homes and Launches Africa’s Fastest Fiber at 1.6 Gbps
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria has connected 3 million households to fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks, up from just 53,000 in 2020 —...
AI & Automation
Algeria’s AI University Placement Algorithm: How 340,901 Baccalaureate Graduates Were Matched in Record Time
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria deployed artificial intelligence at scale to place 340,901 baccalaureate graduates into university programs, achieving a 97%...
AI & Automation
Algeria Launches AI Hub for Insurance: UAR, ENSIA, and FinLab Unite to Modernize a $1.26 Billion Sector
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s insurance industry has formed an Economic Interest Group uniting the UAR, ENSIA, ENSM, and Algeria FinLab...
