Algeria
Digital Economy
Cross-Border E-Commerce: Temu, Amazon, Shein and Algeria’s Customs Problem
Temu has an Algerian storefront. You can browse it at temu.com/dz-en, filter by category, add to cart, and reach the checkout screen.
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
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
Streaming in Algeria: Netflix, Spotify, and the Dinar Problem
In December 2023, Google made a quiet but significant announcement: YouTube Music and YouTube Premium were officially launching in Algeria, with locally priced subscriptions. It was the first time a major international streaming platform had offered Algerians a legal,
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
Digital Economy
After Jumia’s Exit: Who Will Win Algeria’s E-Commerce Market?
Jumia entered Algeria in 2014 with a promise: bring the Amazon experience to Africa. Twelve years later, it has left — quietly, unceremoniously, and with Algeria accounting for just 2% of its gross merchandise value.
Skills & Careers
Tech Hiring: The Top 10 Skills Employers Are Looking for in Algeria in 2026
Introduction Algeria's technology labor market in 2026 is characterized by a paradox familiar to many fast-growing economies: a large pool of educated graduates and a simultaneous, acute shortage of specific high-demand skills. Employers report spending months searching for
Skills & Careers
Algeria’s Brain Drain Crisis: Why Engineers Are Leaving and What It Will Take to Stop Them
Introduction The numbers are stark. A study of engineering graduates at ESI (Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Informatique) — one of Algeria's most prestigious computer science schools — found that 95% of current engineering students want to leave the country after graduation.
Skills & Careers
Algeria’s 285,000 Vocational Training Places: Closing the Digital Skills Gap at Scale
Introduction On February 15, 2026, Algeria began one of the most ambitious workforce development expansions in its recent history: the opening of more than 285,000 new vocational training places, with a specific emphasis on digital, technical, and cybersecurity skills. The
Policy & Regulation
Algeria’s Startup Law: The Complete Guide to the Regulatory Framework in 2026
Introduction Algeria made a decisive turn toward startup-driven economic development with Executive Decree No. 20-254 of September 15, 2020, which established the national startup labeling system — the centerpiece of what is commonly called the Startup Law.
