Algeria sent fighter jets to Niger to thwart ‘coup attempt’, president says
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune says Algiers deployed warplanes to Niamey in late August following an attack by mutineers.

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune says Algiers deployed warplanes to Niamey in late August following an attack by mutineers.

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Rescuers in Algeria have recovered the body of 10-year-old Ayoub, who died after being trapped in a well.
Child found dead after four-day rescue effort in Algeria’s western province of el-Bayadh.

Rescue teams in Algeria are racing against time to save a 10-year-old boy named Ayoub, after he fell into an deep well.
Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s call comes after wildfires killed at least 12 people and injured 54 in northeastern Algeria.

Algeria says at least 12 people have been killed in wildfires sweeping the northeast, with the toll expected to rise.
Tuareg rebels have freed about 60 Malian soldiers in exchange for one of their own leaders, security sources said.

Residents of Algeria’s northeastern Jijel province are inspecting the aftermath of wildfires.

More than 150 fires spread in a single day across several of Algeria’s provinces, killing at least 12 people.
Six people in critical condition as a severe heatwave fuels 154 wildfires across Algeria in a single day.
The 23-year-old joins from Swiss champions Young Boys on a five-year deal, making him the third Algerian in the league.