LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A fire burning at an orphanage in Algeria‘s capital has killed at least 11 people including children, authorities said Thursday, amid a heatwave that has sparked hundreds of blazes in the country’s north. Firefighters had been battling to extinguish the flames since before dawn in the Mohammadia suburb of Algiers. “At around…
LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Algerian Football Federation (FAF) is set to file a second petition to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) following their 2-0 defeat to Nigeria’s Super Eagles in the AFCON 2025 quarterfinals at the Grand Stade de Marrakech on Saturday, January 10. The loss not only saw the Desert Foxes exit the…
LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Super Eagles secured a 2-0 victory over Algeria in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final on Saturday, booking a place in the semi-finals against host nation Morocco. Following the match, both teams’ coaches discussed the factors that shaped the result. Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle said the win reflected…
LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 18 people died and another nine were injured after a bus skidded off a bridge and plunged into a river in Algeria. On Friday, Aug. 15, the bus was traveling near the Oued El Harrach river in Algeria’s capital of Algiers when it fell off the bridge into…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Thousands of migrants including hundreds of unaccompanied children have been kicked out of Algeria and left in the desert without food, water or shoes, aid groups have said. Over 7,000 people including more than 700 children have been trucked over the border by the Algerian authorities since April in a dramatic escalation…
LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fuel prices across Africa in 2025 reflect a diverse energy environment influenced by local production, subsidies, and imports. Countries like Libya and Angola, with abundant oil reserves, maintain low fuel prices, while nations such as Ethiopia and Liberia, which depend on imports, face higher costs. As global oil prices fluctuate, these nations…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Algeria’s foreign minister on Tuesday proposed a six-month transitional plan for neighbouring Niger, whose coup leader seeks a far longer timeline back to democracy. Ahmed Attaf gave his suggested framework after a tour last week to three of Niger’s neighbouring countries in the West African bloc ECOWAS, which has threatened to send…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-France’s army on Tuesday denied it had asked Algeria to use its airspace for a military operation in Niger after an Algerian state radio report late on Monday said such permission had been refused. Algerian state radio, which usually reflects official thinking, had reported the alleged request adding the North African state…
